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Evelyn Nelson
Acting
13 Nov 1899
† 16 Jun 1923
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 suicid...
Also Known As
Dorris Evelyn Nelson
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Evelyn Nelson's Movies
63%
The Decorator
03 Sept 1920
60%
Desert Rider
10 Jun 1923
70%
Don't Park Here
01 Aug 1919
65%
The Forbidden Trail
01 Feb 1923
70%
His Jonah Day
26 Nov 1920
75%
The Backyard
01 Nov 1920
80%
The Double O
29 Nov 1921
70%
Hills of Hate
01 Jul 1921
90%
Peaceful Peters
15 Oct 1922
80%
The Crow's Nest
15 Sept 1922
100%
The Desert Bridegroom
28 May 1922
90%
The Desert's Crucible
23 Apr 1922
70%
Two-Fisted Jefferson
14 Jan 1922
100%
The Recoil
15 Nov 1921
90%
A Motion to Adjourn
02 Nov 1921
80%
The Broken Spur
01 Jul 1921
80%
Dead or Alive
01 Mar 1921
90%
The Trouble Hunter
01 Oct 1920
90%
A Pajama Marriage
17 Oct 1920
100%
Springtime
02 Aug 1920