Evelyn Nelson
Born
November 13, 1899
Died
June 16, 1923 (23 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Desert Rider
Carolyn Grey
1923
The Forbidden Trail
Isobel Lorraine
1923
Peaceful Peters
Mary Langdon
1922
The Crow's Nest
Patricia Benton
1922
The Desert Bridegroom
1922
The Desert's Crucible
1922
Two-Fisted Jefferson
Mollie Miller
1922
The Double O
Frances Powell
1921
The Recoil
1921
A Motion to Adjourn
Louise Warner
1921
Hills of Hate
Ann La Vere
1921
The Broken Spur
'Angel' Lambert
1921
Dead or Alive
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
1921
Cyclone Bliss
Helen Turner
1921
His Jonah Day
The Girl
1920
The Backyard
Urchin Girl
1920
A Pajama Marriage
1920
The Trouble Hunter
The Salvation Army lassie
1920
The Decorator
1920
Springtime
The Commissioner's Daughter
1920
Don't Park Here
The Girl
1919