Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent (born October 20, 1899 in Tampa , Florida , † June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles , California ; actually: Mary Elizabeth Riggs ) was an American actress of the silent film era .
Career
The actress began appearing in films as a teenager and has taken on leading roles since 1916. In 1917 she appeared alongside John Barrymore in Raffles the Amateur Cracksma n. After a few films in England in the early 1920s, she returned to Hollywood in 1922 with a multi-year contract . She became a popular actress in B-films (on FBO ) and has occasionally starred in A-productions, mostly on Paramount Pictures . In 1923 she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars .
It was Josef von Sternberg who paved Brent's rise to a top star by playing the prostitute Feathers in Underworld from 1927 and his last command from the following year. The studio used the actress in the first self-produced 100% sound film Interference , but all in all the change to sound film put an end to the promising approaches. Paramount terminated the contract with Brent, who then spent the remaining years in low-cost productions, preferably at RKO .
On February 8, 1960, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6548 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography (selection)
- 1914: A Gentleman from Mississippi
- 1915: When Love Laughs
- 1915: The Shooting of Dan McGrew
- 1915: The Heart of a Painted Woman
- 1916: The Iron Woman
- 1916: The Weakness of Strength
- 1916: The Spell of the Yukon
- 1916: Playing with Fire
- 1916: The Soul Market
- 1916: The Iron Will
- 1916: The Lure of Heart's Desire
- 1930: Paramount Parade (Paramount on Parade)
- 1947: Robin Hood of Monterey
- 1948: Stage Struck
- 1948: The Golden Eye
- 1950: Again ... Pioneers
- 1960: Wagon Train
Web links
- Evelyn Brent in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Evelyn Brent at Silent Ladies
- Pictures by Evelyn Brent In: Virtual History
- Biographical Notes in the New York Times (English)
- Evelyn Brent in the German dubbing file
- Evelyn Brent in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evelyn Brent. walkoffame.com, accessed December 8, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brent, Evelyn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Riggs, Mary Elizabeth (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampa , Florida , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 1975 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |