Millicent Evison
Millicent Evison | |
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| Born | 1876 England |
| Died | January 29, 1970 (aged 93–94) Moorestown, New Jersey |
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| Spouse(s) | Francis D. McEntee |
Millicent Evison McEntee (1876 – 1970) was a Shakespearean actress, screenwriter and novelist.[1]
Biography
Evison was born in England and grew up in Canada.[1] Evison considered herself a suffragist, but did not support some of the more militant tactics being used to fight for women's suffrage.[2] Evison married Francis D. McEntee, with whom she had toured while acting.[1][3]
Career
Evison was called "one of the best impersonators of Shakespearean roles of the present school" by the Knoxville Sentinel in 1912.[4] Evison had worked in Ben Greet's company and was influenced by his work.[5][6]
Evison wrote the scenario for the 1917 film Next Door to Nancy.[7] She wrote the story the 1918 film The Mating was based on. Her novel Over the Garden Wall was also adapted to film of the same name.[8][9]
Her book Rainbow Gold was marketed as the story of a girl who brings cheer.[10] Her book Over the Garden Wall was described as a society romance novel.[11]
The Unitarian Register gave Rainbow Gold a favorable writeup as a tried and true type story for girls.[12] The Christian Advocate also gave the charming and happy ending story a write up.[13]
She died in Moorestown, New Jersey on 29 January 1970, aged 93.[1]
Bibliography
- Rainbow Gold (1920), illustrated by W. I. Duphiney
- Peggy Pretend (1922), illustrated by Edna F. Hart Hubon.[14]
- The Good-for-Nothing Graysons (1928), illustrated by F. Vaux Wilson.[15]
- Over the Garden Wall, a novel
Filmography
- Next Door to Nancy, scenario
- The Mating (1918), story author[16][17]
- Over the Garden Wall (1919), based on her novel
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Millicent Evans McEntee, A Shakespearean Actress". The New York Times. 1970-01-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Millicent Evison Ardent Suffragette". The Comet. 1912-02-08. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Frank McEntee and Millicent..." The Gastonia Gazette. 1912-02-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Musical and Plays are Great Drawing Cards". Knoxville Sentinel. 1912-06-21. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Shakespearean Players Tomorrow - Matinee and Night". The News and Observer. 1912-02-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ben Greet Players Coming". The Gastonia Gazette. 1912-02-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Next Door to Nancy (1917) - Full Credits - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ↑ "Bessie Love Has New Leading Man in Next Film". The Journal and Tribune. 1919-07-11. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Bessie Love in Comedy Feature at Walton Today". The Selma Times. 1920-01-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The Bookman: A Review of Books and Life ..." Dodd, Mead and Company. May 18, 1921 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Dewey, Melvil; Bowker, Richard Rogers; Pylodet, L.; Leypoldt, Frederick; Cutter, Charles Ammi; Weston, Bertine Emma; Brown, Karl; Wessells, Helen E. (May 18, 1920). "Library Journal". R. R. Bowker Company – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Educational Theatre Journal". American Theatre Association. May 18, 1969 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Christian Advocate". Hunt & Eaton. May 18, 1920 – via Google Books.
- ↑ The Continent. McCormick Publishing Company. 1922.
- ↑ "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1928". Copyright Office, Library of Congress. May 18, 1929 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 18, 1918). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series" – via Google Books.
- ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1918). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series.
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