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Edith Evanson
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Edith Evanson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1896-04-26,Tacoma, Washington, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr. With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie. Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.

Filmography

7.1

Marnie
1964-07-17

7.9

Rope
1948-03-11

7.4

Shane
1953-04-23

Woman of the Year

6.9

Woman of the Year
1942-02-05

6.9

Rope Unleashed
2001-03-06

The Damned Don't Cry

7.1

The Damned Don't Cry
1950-05-13

I Remember Mama

7

I Remember Mama
1948-03-09

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

6.1

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
1945-01-26

5.8

Singapore
1947-08-13

5.4

Drango
1957-01-01

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

6.2

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955-10-01

6.7

Madame Bovary
1949-08-25

The Redhead and The Cowboy

4.9

The Redhead and The Cowboy
1951-03-15

About Mrs. Leslie

7

About Mrs. Leslie
1954-08-03

The Clown and the Kid

1

The Clown and the Kid
1961-12-27

Elephant Stampede

5.1

Elephant Stampede
1951-10-28

The Stranger Wore a Gun

5.4

The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953-07-30

6.4

Désirée
1954-11-16

The Young Stranger

5.8

The Young Stranger
1957-02-01

Journey to the Center of the Earth

6.9

Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959-12-15

6.5

Girl Trouble
1942-10-09

The Moon Is Down

6.7

The Moon Is Down
1943-03-14

7.1

Caged
1950-05-19

Life with Henry

5

Life with Henry
1941-01-23

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

4

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11

6.7

Rawhide
1951-03-25

The Notorious Lone Wolf

5.5

The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946-02-14

Twice-Told Tales

6.192

Twice-Told Tales
1963-09-01

7.6

The Big Heat
1953-10-14

6.1

Forever Amber
1947-10-10

Ace in the Hole

7.8

Ace in the Hole
1951-06-29

Orchestra Wives

5.8

Orchestra Wives
1942-09-04

8.008

Citizen Kane
1941-04-17

The Soul of a Monster

4.8

The Soul of a Monster
1944-08-17

The Silver Star

5

The Silver Star
1955-04-07

Blossoms in the Dust

6.5

Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15

The Leather Saint

0

The Leather Saint
1956-06-06

The Day the Earth Stood Still

7.5

The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951-09-28

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

5.7

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947-06-02

The Strange Woman

6.3

The Strange Woman
1946-10-25

The Magnificent Yankee

5.4

The Magnificent Yankee
1950-12-20

Fun on a Weekend

7

Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15

You Gotta Stay Happy

6.4

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948-10-28

Reunion in France

6.6

Reunion in France
1942-12-25

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

6.1

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960-01-21

Mysterious Intruder

5.8

Mysterious Intruder
1946-04-11

Perfect Strangers

6.2

Perfect Strangers
1950-03-11

6.3

Union Station
1950-10-04

6.7

The Split
1968-11-04

5.6

Penelope
1966-11-10

6.4

The Quiet Gun
1957-07-18

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02