Evelyn Nelson
Birthday: 1899-11-13 | Place of Birth: Chloride, Arizona, USADoris 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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Acting
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as Carolyn Grey
as Isobel Lorraine
as Mary Langdon
as Matilda Ann Carter
as Mollie Miller
as Patricia Benton
as 'Angel' Lambert
as Ann La Vere
as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
as Frances Powell
as Frances Powell
as Helen Turner
as Louise Warner
as The Commissioner's Daughter
as The Salvation Army lassie
as Urchin Girl
as The Girl
