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Eva Novak
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Eva Novak
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1898-02-14,Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Eva Barbara Novak (February 14, 1898 – April 17, 1988) was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era. On February 14, 1898, Eva Barbara Novak was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Joseph Jerome Novak, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Medek. Her older sister, Johana, also became an actress. Joseph Novak died when Eva was still a child and Barbara was left to raise five children. Novak began her acting career in 1917 in L-KO's Roped into Scandal, followed by another seven films that same year. She appeared in 17 films in 1918, and another eight in 1919. In 1920, she starred opposite Tom Mix in The Daredevil, one of six film roles she would have that year, and one of ten films in which she starred opposite Mix. In 1921, she married stuntman William Reed, whom she met while on location for a film. They had two daughters Vivian Barbara and Pamela Eve. Novak was interested in stunt performing herself, having been taught by Mix to perform many of her own stunts. From 1921 to 1928, she appeared in and starred in 48 films, including an early version of Boston Blackie. She also co-starred with Betty Bronson and Jack Benny in The Medicine Man (1930) and appeared in the 1922 film Chasing the Moon, which was an early forerunner of the 1950s film D.O.A. In the late 1920s, she and her husband moved to Australia, where she made numerous films, including The Romance of Runnibede. However, with the advent of "talking films", her popularity faded. She would continue to act, but mostly in obscure roles. She appeared in 123 films between 1917 and 1965, when she retired. She was residing in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles at the time of her death from pneumonia at the age of 90, on April 17, 1988. In May 1923, the Altoona Tribune held a contest to find the girl who most closely resembled Novak. An announcement in the newspaper said that the winner would receive $250 worth of clothes from a store.

Filmography

Apology for Murder

4.8

Apology for Murder
1945-09-27

0

Making a Man
1922-12-17

2

The Torrent
1921-01-22

Wolves of the North

0

Wolves of the North
1921-04-16

The Speed Maniac

0

The Speed Maniac
1919-10-10

0

The Feud
1919-12-07

0

The Daredevil
1920-03-07

0

Desert Love
1920-04-20

0

Up and Going
1922-04-22

Chasing the Moon

0

Chasing the Moon
1922-02-26

Phantom of the Desert

0

Phantom of the Desert
1930-11-01

Wanted at Headquarters

0

Wanted at Headquarters
1920-10-25

The Beautiful Sinner

0

The Beautiful Sinner
1924-10-01

0

The Last Trail
1921-11-01

4

Blackmail
1947-07-24

0

30 Below Zero
1926-10-31

Duel at Apache Wells

4

Duel at Apache Wells
1957-01-25

Tall Man Riding

5.6

Tall Man Riding
1955-06-18

5.818

Hellfire
1949-05-29

5.5

Sky High
1922-01-15

Racing for Life

0

Racing for Life
1924-08-08

For the Term of His Natural Life

6

For the Term of His Natural Life
1927-06-20

Say It with Babies

5

Say It with Babies
1926-05-16

6

Boston Blackie
1923-05-06

The Man from Hell's River

0

The Man from Hell's River
1922-05-01

The Medicine Man

5

The Medicine Man
1930-06-14

Sergeant Rutledge

7.1

Sergeant Rutledge
1960-05-25

The Fatal Witness

6.2

The Fatal Witness
1945-09-15

The King of the Kitchen

5

The King of the Kitchen
1918-10-30

That Brennan Girl

5.3

That Brennan Girl
1946-12-23

The Dixie Flyer

0

The Dixie Flyer
1926-07-29

The Bells of St. Mary's

6.8

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945-12-27

Four Faces West

5.6

Four Faces West
1948-08-03

4

Irene
1926-01-24

0

A Blind Pig
1918-06-12

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962-04-13

The Northern Code

0

The Northern Code
1925-10-13

4.5

Trailin'
1921-12-11

Sunset Boulevard

8.3

Sunset Boulevard
1950-08-10

5.9

I, Jane Doe
1948-05-25

Robin Hood Of Texas

0

Robin Hood Of Texas
1947-07-15

0

All Jazzed Up
1919-06-11

The Blonde Bandit

5.8

The Blonde Bandit
1949-12-22

6.751

3 Godfathers
1948-12-31

The Testing Block

5

The Testing Block
1920-12-26

1

Temptation
1923-03-01

5.5

Wild Seed
1965-05-05

0

No Man's Gold
1926-08-29

The Man Life Passed By

1

The Man Life Passed By
1923-12-24

The Belles of Liberty

0

The Belles of Liberty
1918-07-10

The Battling Fool

0

The Battling Fool
1924-08-01

0

The Triflers
1924-12-15

Up in Mary's Attic

0

Up in Mary's Attic
1920-07-01

O'Malley of the Mounted

0

O'Malley of the Mounted
1921-02-06

Society Secrets

0

Society Secrets
1921-02-18

The Tiger's Claw

0

The Tiger's Claw
1923-04-22

The Rough Diamond

0

The Rough Diamond
1921-10-30

0

Red Signals
1927-03-01

Laughing at Danger

6.2

Laughing at Danger
1924-11-23

0

The Smart Sex
1921-03-16

0

Sally
1925-03-29

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20