Eve Southern (born Elva L. McDowell; August 23, 1900 – November 29, 1972) was an American film actress. She appeared in 38 films from 1916 to 1936. In 1930 she was selected by portrait artist

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as one of the film industry's 16 "screen beauties".

Early years

Southern studied music in Fort Worth, with her voice covering three octaves, "the lowest tones of the contralto as well as the high C of the soprano." She also was interested in acting in films, however.

Career

Southern moved from Fort Worth to Hollywood and began working in films when she was 13 years old, but many of her parts were removed in editing. After appearing in several films in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Southern suffered an automobile accident in June 1929 that left her badly injured. It was reported in July that year that she had "been in a plaster cast for weeks." In 1932, she broke her back, after which she appeared in several roles before retiring from film.

Death

Southern died in Santa Monica, California, on November 29, 1972, after a battle with

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

. She is interred at

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery has an entrance called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for aviatio ...

in North Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

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Intolerance Intolerance may refer to: * Hypersensitivity or intolerance, undesirable reactions produced by the immune system * ''Intolerance'' (film), a 1916 film by D. W. Griffith * ''Intolerance'' (album), the first solo album from Grant Hart, formerly o ...

'' (1916) *''Conscience'' (1917) *''

Broadway Love ''Broadway Love'' is a 1918 American silent romance film directed by Ida May Park and starring Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Lon Chaney. It was written by Ida May Park, based on the novelette by W. Carey Wonderly. Plot The film foll ...

'' (1918) *''

Greater Than Love ''Greater Than Love'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. An incomplete print of the film exists in the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collectio ...

'' (1921) *'' After the Show'' (1921) * ''

The Rage of Paris ''The Rage of Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film made by Universal Pictures. The movie was directed by Henry Koster, and written by Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson. It won the Venice Film Festival for Special Recommendation. Re-issued by ...

'' (1921) *'' The Golden Gallows'' (1922) *'' Nice People'' (1922) * '' The Girl in His Room'' (1922) *''

Souls for Sale ''Souls for Sale'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes, based on the novel of the same name by Hughes. The film stars Eleanor Boardman in her first leading role, having won a contrac ...

'' (1923) * ''

Burning Words ''Burning Words'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Laura La Plante, and Harold Goodwin.Munden, p. 100 Cast * Roy Stewart asDavid Darby * Laura La Plante as Mary Malcolm * Harold Goodw ...

'' (1923) *''

Trimmed in Scarlet ''Trimmed in Scarlet'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play, ''Trimmed in Scarlet'', by William Hurlbut and starring Broadway's ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Chorus Lady ''The Chorus Lady'' is a 1915 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Reicher. The screenplay was by Marion Fairfax and James Forbes. The film stars Cleo Ridgely, Marjorie Daw, Wallace Reid, Richard Grey and Mrs. Lewis McCord. It is bas ...

'' (1924) *'' The Dangerous Blonde'' (1924) *''

Morals for Men Morality () is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of condu ...

'' (1925) *''

A Woman of the Sea ''A Woman of the Sea'', also known by its working title ''Sea Gulls'', is an unreleased silent film produced in 1926 by the Chaplin Film Company. It is one of only two lost Charlie Chaplin films (the other being '' Her Friend the Bandit''), havi ...

'' (1926) *''

With Love and Hisses ''With Love and Hisses'' is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1950 Plot Slow-witted army p ...

'' (1927) *'' Wild Geese'' (1927) *''

The Gaucho ''The Gaucho'' (the official full title of the film is ''Douglas Fairbanks as The Gaucho'') is a 1927 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Vélez set in Argentina. The lavish adventure extravaganza, filmed at the height of Fairbanks ...

'' (1927) *''

Clothes Make the Woman ''Clothes Make the Woman'' is a surviving 1928 American silent historical romantic drama film directed by Tom Terriss, and starring Eve Southern and Walter Pidgeon. The film is loosely based on the story of Anna Anderson, a Polish woman who cla ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Naughty Duchess ''The Naughty Duchess'' is a 1928 American silent murder mystery, written by novelist Anthony Hope Hawkins based on his 1894 novel ''The Indiscretion of the Duchess: being a story concerning two ladies, a nobleman, and a necklace''. Cast * Eve ...

'' (1928) * '' Stormy Waters'' (1928) *''

The Haunted House A haunted house is a building purported to be the site of paranormal activity. Haunted house may also refer to: Films and television * ''The Haunted House'' (1913 film), an American silent short comedy-drama * ''The Haunted House'' (1917 film ...

'' (1928) * '' Whispering Winds'' (1929) *''

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...

'' (1930) *'' Lilies of the Field'' (1930) *'' Fighting Caravans'' (1931) *'' Law of the Sea'' (1932) *'' The Ghost Walks'' (1934) *''Stage Frights'' (1935) *''

The King Steps Out ''The King Steps Out'' is a 1936 American light comedy film directed by Josef von Sternberg based on the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as "Sisi" or "Sissi", and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria, after ...

'' (1936)

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