Olive Ann Alcorn

Olive Ann Alcorn (March 10, 1900 – January 8, 1972) was an American dancer, model, and silent film actress of the 1910s and 1920s. She is better remembered today for the numerous nude photographs of her from the era than for her film work. Life Olive Ann was born in Stillwater, Minnesota. She graduated from the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, and was a member of the Denishawn Players which toured across the nation putting on performances in theaters and auditoriums. After 1928 little is known about Olive Ann Alcorn, though it is believed she continued her involvement in dance. She married twice, her first husband being Louis H. Scherer (divorced 1925) and her second husband being Harry Singer (married May 22, 1928). She died in Los Angeles, California in 1972 after being diagnosed with anal cancer. She was cremated at Roosevelt Cemetery in Gardena. Her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Monica.