Evans, Muriel

Muriel Adele Evanson was born July 20, 1910 in Minneapolis ( Minnesota ) in a family of immigrants from Norway. In September of that year, her father died, and her mother decided to move to California, where she got a job as a cleaner at First National Studios . The girl spent a lot of time with her mother at work and as a result, she was once spotted by the producer, who introduced her to the famous director Robert Leonard .
In 1926, 16-year-old Muriel first appeared on the screen - in the extras of the film Leonard . The girl studied at and simultaneously played small roles on the stages of theaters, and also starred in extras. Muriel began her film career in 1927, when she played the role (with credits) in the short film Sure Cure . In late 1930, Evans signed a contract with the MGM film studio. In March 1932, Evans (and 11 more contestants; there were 300 in all) won a beauty contest from Paramount Pictures , which had a positive effect on her acting career. Thanks to her pleasant voice, the actress easily moved from the era of silent cinema to the age of sound. In 1940, Evans ended her film career and soon moved with her second husband to live in Washington . In 1951, the couple returned to Los Angeles, where they purchased a house in the area. In 1971, the second husband of the actress died, and Evans became a volunteer nurse at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in the Woodland Hills . In 1994, the 84-year-old former actress suffered a serious heart attack and she moved to this shelter, where she worked for the last 23 years. Here she died six years later.

Personal life and death

On July 7, 1929, Evans married Michael Jay. Pi. Kadehi, the grandson of industrialist Michael Kadehi (1841-1910), co-founder of the (1890-1969). The newlyweds went on a honeymoon around the world and settled in Paris. In 1930, the couple returned to the United States, and Evans filed for divorce. ^[3] The marriage was dissolved in October of that year ^[4] .
In 1936, Evans married theater agent Marshall R. Worcester, with whom she moved to Washington in the early 1940s. However, in 1951, the couple returned to Los Angeles, where they purchased a house in the area. In 1971, Marshall Worcester passed away.
Muriel Evans died on October 26, 2000 of colorectal cancer in the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital ^[5] , where she worked as a volunteer from 1971 to 1994, and lived since 1994.

Over the 13 years of her career (1927-1940), the actress appeared (not including extras) in 59 films, including 23 short films and 7 without an indication in the credits.

• 1932 - Sinners in the Sun - model (uncredited)
• 1932 - Pack Up Your Troubles / Pack Up Your Troubles - Not That Bride Eddie
• 1933 - Fast Workers - nurse
• 1933 - Broadway to Hollywood - maid (uncredited)
• 1933 - The Prizefighter and the Lady - Linda
• 1933 - Dancing Lady / Dancing Lady - girl in the choir (uncredited)
• 1933 - Queen Christina / Queen Christina - barmaid in a hotel (uncredited)
• 1934 - / Heat Lightning - “Blonde Cutie”
• 1934 - Manhattan Melodrama / Manhattan Melodrama - Tootsie Malone
• 1934 - The Big Idea / The Big Idea - “Beloved”, the bride of Ted ( short film )
• 1934 - / (uncredited)
• 1934 - hide - “Baby”
• 1936 - Silver Spurs - Janet Allison
• 1936 - Mr. Deeds moves to the city / Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - Teresa (uncredited)
• 1936 - on the Trail - Mary Stevens
• 1936 - House of Secrets - Julie Kenmore
• 1936 - / Under Your Spell - governess (uncredited)
• 1937 - Rich Relations - Trixie Lane
• 2000 -? / I Used to Be in Pictures - played herself (documentary)

• Muriel Evans at b-westerns.com