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Evelyn Nelson

Nov 13, 1899 - Jun 16, 1923 (23 years old) in 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.

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A Motion to Adjourn
Louise Warner
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Don't Park Here
The Girl
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The Broken Spur
'Angel' Lambert
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Two-Fisted Jefferson
Mollie Miller
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The Backyard
Urchin Girl
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The Crow's Nest
Patricia Benton
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Hills of Hate
Ann La Vere
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The Desert's Crucible
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A Pajama Marriage
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The Double O
Frances Powell

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