11/13/1899
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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Desert Rider (1923) as Carolyn Grey |
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The Forbidden Trail (1923) as Isobel Lorraine |
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Peaceful Peters (1922) as Mary Langdon |
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The Crow's Nest (1922) as Patricia Benton |
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The Desert Bridegroom (1922) as Matilda Ann Carter |
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The Desert's Crucible (1922) as |
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Two-Fisted Jefferson (1922) as Mollie Miller |
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The Double O (1921) as Frances Powell |
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The Recoil (1921) as Frances Powell |
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A Motion to Adjourn (1921) as Louise Warner |
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Hills of Hate (1921) as Ann La Vere |
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The Broken Spur (1921) as 'Angel' Lambert |
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Dead or Alive (1921) as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister |
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Cyclone Bliss (1921) as Helen Turner |
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His Jonah Day (1920) as The Girl |
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The Backyard (1920) as Urchin Girl |
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A Pajama Marriage (1920) as |
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The Trouble Hunter (1920) as The Salvation Army lassie |
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The Decorator (1920) as |
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Springtime (1920) as The Commissioner's Daughter |
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Don't Park Here (1919) as The Girl |