Evelyn Nelson
Born November 13, 1899 (Age: 126)
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Chloride, Arizona, USA
Biography
Doris Evelyn Nelson was an American silent film actress and dancer. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started dancing in the Bull's Eye Follies. Her brief film career began with a 1920 comedy short called "Springtime" where she played against Oliver Hardy. She appears in 20 film productions. A passionate affair with married actor Wallace Reid tragically ended in January 1923 when he died of a drug overdose. On June 16, 1923 Evelyn Nelson committed suicide by turning on the gas in her apartment.
Doris Evelyn Nelson was an American silent film actress and dancer. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started dancing in the Bull's Eye Follies. Her brief film career began with a 1920 comedy short called "Springtime" where she played against Oliver Hardy. She appears in 20 film productions. A passionate affair with married actor Wallace Reid tragically ended in January 1923 when he died of a drug overdose. On June 16, 1923 Evelyn Nelson committed suicide by turning on the gas in her apartment.
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Filmography
Peaceful Peters
1922
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as Mary Langdon
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Age: 22
The Crow's Nest
1922
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as Patricia Benton
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Age: 22
The Desert Bridegroom
1922
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as Matilda Ann Carter
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Age: 22
The Desert's Crucible
1922
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as
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Age: 22
Two-Fisted Jefferson
1922
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as Mollie Miller
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Age: 22
The Recoil
1921
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as Frances Powell
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Age: 22
A Motion to Adjourn
1921
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as Louise Warner
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Age: 21
The Broken Spur
1921
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as 'Angel' Lambert
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Age: 21
Dead or Alive
1921
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as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
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Age: 21