What is Olive Thomas?
{{Infobox person | name = Olive Thomas | image = Olive Thomas 4.jpg | image_size = | caption = Thomas circa 1920 | birth_name = Olive R.Duffy Thomas | birth_date = October 20,1894 | birth_place = Charleroi,Pennsylvania,USA | death_date = September 10,1920 (age:25) | other_names = Olive Elain Duffy, Ollie | death_place = Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | death_cause = accidental poisoning | resting_place = Woodlawn Cemetery,Bronx Woodlawn Cemetery, | nationality = American | occupation = Actress,model | spouse = Jack Pickford (October 25,1916 - September 10,1920) ( his death) Bernard Krug Thomas (April 1,1911 - September 25,1915) ( divorced) | parents = James Duffy (Father) Alice Elizabeth Thomas (Mother) John Samuel Frederick Thomas (Stepfather) | years_active = 1916–1920 }} '''Olive Thomas''' (October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920) was an American [[silent movie]] actress and [[Model (person)|model]]. Her first movie, ''Madcap Madge'', was released in June 1917. Thomas' popularity at movie studios grew with performances in ''Indiscreet Corrine'' (1917) and ''Limousine Life'' (1918). Oliva R. Duffy was born on October 20, 1894, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. Olive or Ollie, as she was known to family and friends, did not have much of a childhood. Life in industrial Pittsburgh was depressing and grim with its smoky factories and hard living. Olive accidentally ingested bi-chloride of mercury from a French-labeled bottle in a darkened bathroom, believing it to be another medication. Found unconscious, she died five days later. The death made worldwide headlines. Olive was only 25 when she died. She was immediately rushed to a hospital. Blinded and unable to talk due to burned vocal chords, it was hard for her to communicate with the French police, who were investigating the incident. In any case, the police left satisfie