Person
Evelyn Nelson
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 13, 1899
- Died
- Jun 16, 1923
- From
- Chloride, Arizona, USA
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.
Images
Credits
The Decorator
Desert Rider
Don't Park Here
The Forbidden Trail
His Jonah Day
The Backyard
Hills of Hate
The Double O
Peaceful Peters
The Crow's Nest
The Desert Bridegroom
The Desert's Crucible
Two-Fisted Jefferson
The Recoil
A Motion to Adjourn
The Broken Spur
Dead or Alive
The Trouble Hunter