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Olive Carey Born Olive Fuller Golden
January 31, 1896
New York City, New York, U.S.Died March 13, 1988 (aged 92)
Carpinteria, California, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1912–1966 Spouse Harry Carey (1920-1947) (his death) Olive Carey (January 31, 1896 - March 13, 1988) was an American film and television actress.
Born as Olive Fuller Golden in New York City, she appeared in more than fifty films, mostly westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, often playing tough tom-boy parts. In 1920, she wed actor Harry Carey, Sr., with whom she remained until his death in 1947. They had two children, a daughter Ellen and a son, actor Harry Carey, Jr. She died at the age of ninety-two in Carpinteria, California.
In 1956, she guest starred in the episode "Death in the Snow" of NBC's anthology series, The Joseph Cotten Show. From 1957-1958, Carey played Elsie, the live-in housekeeper, on the CBS sitcom, Mr. Adams and Eve, which starred the then real-life married acting couple, Howard Duff and Ida Lupino. About this time, she also appeared on John Payne's NBC western series, The Restless Gun.
Selected filmography
- The Sorrowful Shore (1913)
- When the Gods Played a Badger Game (1915)
- Such Is Life (1915)
- Just Jim (1915)
- The Millionaire Paupers (1915)
- A Knight of the Range (1916)
- Stampede in the Night (1916)
- The Night Riders (1916)
- The Passing of Hell's Crown (1916)
- The Wedding Guest (1916)
- The Committee on Credentials (1916)
- For the Love of a Girl (1916)
- Love's Lariat (1916)
- A Woman's Eyes (1916)
- The Devil's Own (1916)
- Trader Horn (1931)
- The Vanishing Legion (1931)
- Rogue Cop (1954)
- The Searchers (1956)
- Two Rode Together (1961)
- Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
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Categories:- 1896 births
- 1988 deaths
- Actors from New York
- American film actors
- American silent film actors
- American television actors
- People from New York City
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
- People from Santa Barbara County, California
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