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.
As actor 21
Cyclone Bliss
1921
A Motion to Adjourn
1921
Hills of Hate
1921
Dead or Alive
1921
The Desert's Crucible
1922
The Crow's Nest
1922
The Desert Bridegroom
1922
The Decorator
1920
The Backyard
1920
A Pajama Marriage
1920
The Recoil
1921
His Jonah Day
1920
Two-Fisted Jefferson
1922
Don't Park Here
1919
Peaceful Peters
1922
The Broken Spur
1921
The Forbidden Trail
1923
The Double O
1921
Desert Rider
1923
The Trouble Hunter
1920
Springtime
1920