Evelyn "Eva" Converse was an American film and

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and

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Early life

Evelyn was born in

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire (; ) (French for "clear water") is a city mostly located in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat, and with a small portion in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It had a population of 69,421 in 2020, making it the state' ...

, the daughter of Henry E. Converse and Emma Gilbert.

Career

In 1911, Converse was in the moving picture that illustrated the song showing at the Palace Theater "Won't You Share My Bungalow?" In 1917, Converse appeared in the silent film drama, ''

The Slacker ''The Slacker'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Emily Stevens (actress), Emily Stevens. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. A popular film with the U.S. Army causing a spike ...

'', which was produced and distributed by

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leased fac ...

. The film caused a spike in recruitment for the

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just after the U.S. entry into World War I. In 1909, Converse posed for a portrait by the artist

Edwin Austin Abbey Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852August 1, 1911) was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings ...

titled "The Coronation of

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria a ...

", which now hangs in Buckingham Palace. Converse portrayed

Queen Alexandra Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of Kin ...

. Abbey had searched for two years for a model.''The Washington Bee'', July 23, 1910, p. 7.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Converse, Evelyn 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Wisconsin American film actresses American stage actresses People from Eau Claire, Wisconsin