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Known For

Acting

Born

November 13, 1899

Died

June 16, 1923 (age 23)

Place of Birth

Chloride, Arizona, USA

Also Known As

Dorris Evelyn Nelson

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Evelyn Nelson

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.

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Evelyn Nelson

Biography

Known For

Filmography