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On September 3, 1939, Evelyn and her fiancé, Canadian radio producer Andrew Allan, survived the sinking of the Anchor-Donaldson liner SS ''Athenia''. The ''Athenia'' was the first British passenger liner to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in World War II.
Evelyn, at age 58, died from cancer in New York City on May 7, 1967. She is interred at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Judith Evelyn (born Evelyn Morris, March 20, 1909 – May 7, 1967) was an American-Canadian stage and film actress who appeared in around 50 films and television series.
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Evelyn was born Evelyn MorrisProfileancestry.com; accessed January 28, 2020. in 1909 (later shaving four years off of her age) in
Seneca, South Dakota
Seneca is a town in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 22 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office has been in operation at Seneca since 1886. Seneca was laid out in 1887. The town was named after Seneca Falls, New Y ...
, United States and raised in Moose Jaw
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, Saskatchewan. She attended the University of Manitoba, where she was active in drama, and she developed her acting skills at Hart House at the University of Toronto.
Career
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...Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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.
Her early stage experience included being a member of a Canadian Chautauqua
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unit in 1932. The next year, she performed with the Pasadena Community Playhouse in California.
Evelyn appeared on Broadway in the following plays:
* '' The Shrike'' as Ann Downs (January 15, 1952 – May 31, 1952)
* ''Craig's Wife
''Craig's Wife'' is a 1925 play written by American playwright George Kelly. It won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and has been adapted for three feature films.
Production
''Craig's Wife'' premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on O ...
'' (February 12, 1947 – April 12, 1947) (revival)
* ''The Rich Full Life'' (November 9, 1945 – December 1, 1945)
* '' Angel Street'' as Bella Manningham (December 5, 1941 – December 30, 1944)
All of the four plays were made into films, but Evelyn did not appear in any of them. She did appear in other films, including the role as Miss Lonelyhearts, the lonely alcoholic in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rear Window
''Rear Window'' is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film st ...
''. In 1956, Evelyn played the role of Nancy Lynnton in George Stevens
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' ''Giant
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''. She had a brief performance as Queen Mother Taia in Michael Curtiz's ''The Egyptian
''The Egyptian'' (''Sinuhe egyptiläinen'', Sinuhe the Egyptian) is a historical novel by Mika Waltari. It was first published in Finnish in 1945, and in an abridged English translation by Naomi Walford in 1949, from Swedish rather than Finni ...
'' and was featured with Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
in ''The Tingler
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The film tells the story of a scientist who discove ...
'' (1959).
In the fall of 1958, Evelyn guest-starred as Clara Keller in the episode "Man in the Moon" of the docudrama '' Behind Closed Doors''. The following year, in the episode "Double Reverse" on the Western series '' Tales of Wells Fargo''.
Professional awards
In 1942, Evelyn won the Distinguished Performance Award from The Drama League, an award that is "bestowed each season on a single performer from over sixty nominated performances fromBroadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
and Off-Broadway."
Personal life and death
On September 3, 1939, Evelyn and her fiancé, Canadian radio producer Andrew Allan, survived the sinking of the Anchor-Donaldson liner SS ''Athenia''. The ''Athenia'' was the first British passenger liner to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in World War II.
Evelyn, at age 58, died from cancer in New York City on May 7, 1967. She is interred at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Filmography
References
External links
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evelyn, Judith 1909 births 1967 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses Actresses from South Dakota Deaths from cancer in New York (state) People from Faulk County, South Dakota Burials at Kensico Cemetery 20th-century American actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses People from Moose Jaw