Evelyn Nelson (November 13, 1899 – June 16, 1923) was an American silent film actress whose career encompassed 12 films over three years.
Biography
Nelson was born in
Chloride, Arizona,
to William Henry and Georgia P. Nelson. Her sister, Pauline D. Nelson, was a year older.
Nelson's brief film career began with a 1920 comedy short called ''Springtime''. The actress played the role of the daughter to ''The Commissioner'', who was portrayed by
Oliver Hardy
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. Her screen credits number only fifteen. Nelson was last seen in the western ''Desert Rider'' (1923) in the role of Carolyn Grey. She worked for Century, Christie, Fox, and Hal Roach studios.
[ Nine of her films had her cast as leading lady in Westerns that starred ]Jack Hoxie
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.Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Early life
Reid was born in St. Louis, ...
, who was married, and he chose to remain with his wife rather than have a relationship with Nelson.Los Angeles, California
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.Hollywood
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comedies had not been seen for days and it was presumed she had been dead for some time.
Police said that two notes were found in her room. One stated that she intended to end her life because she was tired.[ The other said "I am just about gone and will soon be with my friend Wally."]
Partial filmography
* '' Springtime'' (1920)
* '' The Decorator'' (1920)
* '' The Trouble Hunter'' (1920)
* '' The Backyard'' (1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own m ...
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* '' His Jonah Day'' (1920)
* '' The Broken Spur'' (1921)
* ''The Double O
''The Double O'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Roy Clements and starring Jack Hoxie, Steve Clemente and Evelyn Nelson.
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Happy Hanes
* Steve Clemente
Steve Clemente (born Esteban Clemento Morro N ...
'' (1921)
* ''Dead or Alive
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* Dead or Alive (band), a British pop band
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Film and television
* ''Dead or Alive'' (1921 film), an American silent film dir ...
'' (1921)
* '' Hills of Hate'' (1921)
* '' Cyclone Bliss'' (1921)
* '' A Motion to Adjourn'' (1921)
* '' The Crow's Nest'' (1922)
* ''The Forbidden Trail
''The Forbidden Trail'' is a 1923 American silent Western film written and directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Jack Hoxie.
A print is preserved in the Library of Congress.
Cast
* Jack Hoxie - Jack Merriwell/Colonel Jim Merriwell
* Ev ...
'' (1923)
* '' Desert Rider'' (1923)
References
*Los Angeles Times
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, ''Film Actress Ends Life'', June 16, 1923, Page 11.
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Actresses from Arizona
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
People from Mohave County, Arizona
Western (genre) film actresses
1899 births
1923 suicides
Suicides in California
20th-century American actresses
Suicides by gas
1923 deaths
Female suicides