Evelyn Venable

Evelyn Venable (born October 18, 1913 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † November 15, 1993 in Coeur d'Alene , Idaho ) was an American actress.

life and career

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Evelyn Venable is known today, among other things, for the fact that she was the model for the " Columbia Pictures woman" in the 1930s . In addition, she made a total of 26 films between 1933 and 1947, in which she was mostly seen as a young lover. Shortly after her film debut, she received one of her best roles in 1934 as partner of Fredric March in the comedy The Black Majesty , with March personally impersonating Death, who falls in love with Venable's character on a vacation trip. She then played the mother of Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel (1935) and a glamorous high society woman alongside Katharine Hepburn in Alice Adams (also 1935). Evelyn Venable felt, however, that her eternal portrayals of beautiful girls in love left her little chance of showing real acting talent. On the other hand, she had received excellent reviews prior to her film career for her performances in serious Shakespearean plays in the theater and while studying at the University of Cincinnati . Actor Walter Hampden is considered to have discovered it .

Evelyn Venable missed the leap to film star, which some also attributed to her overly well-behaved and inconspicuous image (she was assured that she would not be kissed in films). As early as 1936, the actress played mainly in B-movies , which are largely forgotten today. An exception was her speaking role as the blue fairy in the cartoon classic Pinocchio from 1940. In the following years she withdrew noticeably from acting, she had now married the successful cameraman Hal Mohr and devoted herself to raising their children. She remained married to cameraman Mohr until his death in 1974. In the late 1950s she returned to her old university in Cincinnati, where she studied Latin and Greek. Soon afterwards, the University of Venable hired as a teacher for ancient literature, and she also led an acting group there. In total, she worked at the university for several decades. Her grandfather, William Henry Venable, was a well-known teacher and author.

Evelyn Venable has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her film work . She died of cancer one month after her 80th birthday.

Filmography

1933: Lullaby (Cradle Song)
1934: David Harum
1934: The Black Majesty (Death Takes a Holiday)
1934: Double Door
1934: Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1935: The County Chairman
1935: The Little Colonel
1935: Vagabond Lady
1935: Alice Adams
1935: Harmony Lane
1935: Streamline Express
1936: Star for a Night
1936: North of Nome
1936: Happy Go Lucky
1937: Racketeers in exile
1938: My Old Kentucky Home
1938: Hollywood Stadium Mystery
1938: Female Fugitive
1938: The Headleys at Home
1938: The Frontiersmen
1939: Heritage of the Desert
1940: Pinocchio (voice only)
1940: Lucky Cisco Kid
1943: He Hired the Boss
1946: Uncivil War Birds (short film)
1947: Fright Night (short film)

Web links

Evelyn Venable in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Venable, Evelyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 18, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cincinnati , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	November 15, 1993
Place of death	Coeur d'Alene , Idaho

[1] Obituary in the Los Angeles Times

[2] Evelyn Venable at the IMDb

[3] ttp://magazine.uc.edu/issues/0912/Venable.html

[4] Obituary in the Los Angeles Times

[5] ttp://magazine.uc.edu/issues/0912/Venable.html

[6] Evelyn Venable at the Los Angeles Times