Eve Southern

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Eve Southern (born Elva L. McDowell; August 23, 1900 – November 29, 1972)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". was an American film actress. She appeared in 38 films from 1916 to 1936. In 1930 she was selected by portrait artist Rolf Armstrong as one of the film industry's 16 "screen beauties".[1]

Early years

Southern studied music in Fort Worth, with her voice covering three octaves, "the lowest tones of the contralto as well as the high C of the soprano."[2] She also was interested in acting in films, however.[2]

Career

Southern moved from Fort Worth to Hollywood and began working in films when she was 13 years old, but many of her parts were removed in editing.[3]

After appearing in several films in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Southern suffered an automobile accident in June 1929 that left her badly injured.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". It was reported in July that year that she had "been in a plaster cast for weeks."[4] In 1932, she broke her back, after which she appeared in several roles before retiring from film.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Death

Southern died in Santa Monica, California, on November 29, 1972, after a battle with Parkinson's disease.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". She is interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Selected filmography

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