Early Life
Born in Montreal, Quebec as Marie Pauline Garon, Garon was the daughter of Pierre and Victoria Garon. Pierre was of French descent and Victoria's heritage was Irish. Her father first worked for the Canadian postal department, then worked at an insurance agency, where he managed to gain enough money to send his youngest child (out of eleven children) to the Couvent Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart Convent) in Montreal, one of the most prestigious schools in the city. Garon attended this school for seven years. She was the first graduate of the institution to perform in the theater. Garon did not learn English until she was ten years old.
Around age 20, Garon ran away to New York where she began work on Broadway, appearing in such productions as Buddies and Sonny. Garon debuted in films in Remodeling Her Husband as a body double for Dorothy Gish. She was said to be a protégé of Lillian Gish.
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