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Evelyn Nelson

Evelyn Nelson

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Cyclone Bliss
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Cyclone Bliss

Cyclone Bliss
Helen Turner
Poster for Don't Park Here
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Don't Park Here

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Don't Park Here
The Girl
Poster for The Forbidden Trail
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The Forbidden Trail

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The Forbidden Trail
Isobel Lorraine
Poster for The Decorator
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The Decorator

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The Decorator
Poster for His Jonah Day
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His Jonah Day

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His Jonah Day
The Girl
Poster for Desert Rider
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Desert Rider

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Desert Rider
Carolyn Grey
Poster for The Backyard
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The Backyard

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The Backyard
Urchin Girl
Poster for Hills of Hate
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Hills of Hate

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Hills of Hate
Ann La Vere
Poster for The Double O
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The Double O

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The Double O
Frances Powell
Poster for Peaceful Peters
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Peaceful Peters

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Peaceful Peters
Mary Langdon

Gallery

Evelyn Nelson portrait
Evelyn Nelson portrait