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Evalyn Knapp 1934
Evalyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Evalyn France, the first woman president of a national bank *Evalyn Knapp (1906–1981), American film actress *Evalyn Parry, Canadian Quaker singer/songwriter and actress/playwright who grew up in Toronto, Ontario *Evalyn Thomas (1861–1950), American arts educator *Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886–1947), American mining heiress and socialite, the last private owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond See also * Eveline (given name) * Evelyn (name) {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evalyn France
Evalyn Smith Nesbitt Tome France (1855 – April 22, 1927) was the first woman president of a national bank. Early life Evalyn Smith Nesbitt was born in 1855 in Port Deposit, Maryland, to Henry C. Nesbitt, a merchant who owned a general store in Port Deposit and branch stores in Harford County, Maryland. In 1873, she received a degree in English literature from Wesleyan Female College (Wilmington), Wesleyan Female College in Wilmington, Delaware. Career With her husband Jacob Tome, she co-founded the Tome School in Port Deposit. After it opened in 1894, she served as the president of the board of trustees. She served as president of the Cecil National Bank of Port Deposit from 1898 to 1906 and of the National Bank of Elkton, Maryland, from 1898 to 1906. Personal life She married Jacob Tome, a millionaire and philanthropist, on October 1, 1884. He died in 1898. She married Dr. Joseph I. France, a teacher at the Tome School, in June 24, 1903. After he was elected as a U.S. senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evalyn Knapp
Evalyn Knapp (born Evelyn Pauline Knapp; June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress of the late 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s. She was a leading B-movies, B-movie Serial (film), serial actress in the 1930s. She was the younger sister of the orchestra leader Orville Knapp. Life and career Knapp started acting in silent films, her first role being in the 1929 film ''At the Dentist's''. She was cast as leading lady in ''Smart Money (1931 film), Smart Money'' in 1931, the only film starring both Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. In 1932, Knapp was one of 14 girls, along with Ginger Rogers and Gloria Stuart, selected as WAMPAS Baby Stars. She achieved success in cliffhanger serials, which were popular at the time. She played the title character in the 1933 serial ''The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial), The Perils of Pauline''. The same year, she starred, with top billing, alongside 26-year-old John Wayne in ''His Private Secretary'', a light comedy in which W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evalyn Parry
Evalyn Parry is a Canadian performance-maker, theatrical innovator and singer-songwriter. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario in the Kensington Market neighbourhood. Her music combines elements of spoken word and folk. Biography Evalyn Parry is the daughter of David Parry, an English-born Canadian singer and theatrical director who died in 1995, and performer and author Caroline Balderston Parry. Her brother Richard Parry performs with the bands Bell Orchestre and Arcade Fire. She is married to Canadian writer Suzanne Robertson, and currently resides on farmland outside of Kingston, Ontario. Theatre Parry is a theatre creator, actor, director, collaborator and educator. Her plays and performances have been produced and toured nationally and internationally. From 2015 to 2020, Parry served as the artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Parry's most recent collaborative workKiinalik These Sharp Tools premiered at Buddies in 2017 and was presented at the Edinburgh In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evalyn Thomas
Evalyn Ann Thomas (1861 – March 27, 1950) was an American arts educator and theatre professional. She taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1917 to 1938, during its transition from a normal school to a branch of the University of California system. She was known for her elaborate annual productions of Greek dramas on campus. Early life and education Thomas was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, one of the thirteen children of Robert Martin Bean Thomas and Mary Anne Ewart Thomas. Her mother died in 1871. Thomas attended the University of Missouri, and earned a diploma from the Emerson School of Oratory in Boston in 1903. She received a Bachelor of Literary Interpretation degree from Emerson in 1920. Career Thomas taught dramatic literature at Ellensburg Teachers College in Washington from 1904 to 1910. She toured in England from 1911 to 1912 giving dramatic readings. She moved to Los Angeles by the end of 1912, and continued giving recitals there. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Evalyn McLean ( Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the Star of the East. She also authored a memoir, ''Father Struck It Rich'', with Boyden Sparkes. Early life McLean was born on August 1, 1886, in Leadville, Colorado, the daughter of Carrie Bell Reed, a former schoolteacher, and Thomas Walsh, an Irish immigrant miner and prospector. She had one sibling, a brother, Vinson Walsh (1888–1905), who died in a car accident in Newport, Rhode Island, at age 17. When she was 12 years old, her father discovered a gold mine and became a multimillionaire. The family moved to a large mansion on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. At the age of 14, she moved to Paris for singing lessons. Instead, she lived a wild life, coloring her hair, adding rouge to her cheeks, and drinking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eveline (given Name)
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava). Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was Evelyn Pierrepoint (d. 1726), who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn. It is still occasionally used as a boy's name, but is now more often given to girls. In some cases, the given name may represent an anglicized form of the Irish names Aibhilín and Éibhleann. The former is also a descendant of Aveline, while the latter is said to derive from the Old Irish ''óiph'' ("beauty, radiance"). People with this first name Women * Evelyn Anderson (dancer) (1907–1994), American dancer * Evelyn M. Anderson (1899–1985), American physiologist and biochemist *Evelyn Ankers (1918–1985), American actress *Evelyn Ashford (born 1957), America female sprinter, gold medalist of the women's 100 meters running during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
