Evelyn Campbell (sometimes known as Evelyn Murray Campbell) was an American screenwriter, writer, and actress active during Hollywood's silent era.

Biography

Campbell was born in Kansas to J.C. Murray (a lawyer) and Maggie Parker; early on, she recalled preferring to read books over playing with dolls while growing up in Missouri. After high school, she began working as a stenographer in St. Louis while working on her writing. She began selling her stories to East Coast magazines around 1918, and soon studios were looking to turn her stories into film scenarios. She also wrote for newspapers, including the ''Chicago Examiner'', ''

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'', the ''Dramatic Mirror'' in New York, and the ''San Francisco Dramatic and Musical Review''. A few years later, she moved to California to study scenario-writing, and she had soon sold over 18 scripts to various studios, including Universal. She also wrote a number of Western novels over the course of her career. As an actress, Campbell performed on Broadway in ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1921'' and ''Make It Snappy'' (1922).

Personal life

Campbell was married to James Floyd Denison, and they had a son.

Selected filmography

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A Soul for Sale ''A Soul for Sale'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips, Katherine Kirkwood and Alan Roscoe.Hirschhorn p.30 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Dorot ...

'' (1918) * '' Tony America'' (1918) * '' The Girl with No Regrets'' (1919) * '' Creaking Stairs'' (1919) * ''

When Fate Decides ''When Fate Decides'' is a lost film, lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Harry Millarde and starring Madlaine Traverse. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Madlaine Traverse as Vera Loudon *William Conkli ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Nobody's Bride'' (1923) * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1923) * '' Yesterday's Wife'' (1923) * ''

Mine to Keep ''Mine to Keep'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Bryant Washburn, Charlotte Stevens and Wheeler Oakman.Munden p.515 Synopsis A newly married couple both suspect the other of infidelity. They separate ...

'' (1923) * '' The Love Trap'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Other Men's Daughters'' (1923) * ''

Discontented Husbands ''Discontented Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Evelyn Campbell that was released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, and Grace Darmond. The film was rele ...

'' (1924) * ''

Empty Hearts ''Empty Hearts'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adele Buffington wrote the scenario based on Evelyn Campbell's story published in '' Metropolitan''. Plot Milt Kimberlin marries a cabaret dancer who dies after he ...

'' (1924) * ''

Early to Wed ''Early to Wed'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Matt Moore, Katherine Perry, and Albert Gran Albert Gran (August 4, 1862 – December 16, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American stage and film ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Gilded Butterfly ''The Gilded Butterfly'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Bert Lytell, and Huntley Gordon. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Linda Haverhill is left penniless a ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Harp in Hock ''A Harp in Hock'', also known as ''The Samaritan'', is a lost 1927 American silent melodrama film directed by Renaud Hoffman, produced by DeMille Pictures, and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film starred Rudolph Schildkraut, Junior Coghl ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Masked Angel ''The Masked Angel'' is a lost 1928 silent film romantic drama directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Betty Compson. It was produced and distributed by independent studio Chadwick Pictures. Cast *Betty Compson - Betty *Erick Arnold - Jimmy Prue ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Western Limited'' (1932)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Evelyn American women screenwriters 1874 births 1961 deaths Screenwriters from Iowa 20th-century American journalists American newspaper journalists 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters