Varden, Evelyn (1893–1958)

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Varden, Evelyn (1893–1958)

American stage and screen actress. Born June 12, 1893, in Adair, Craig County, OK; died July 11, 1958, in New York, NY.

Made NY debut as Alice Adams in The Nest Egg (1910); other stage credits include Our Town, Family Portrait, Candle in the Wind, Dream Girl, Present Laughter, Hilda Crane, and The Bad Seed; had great success in London in Roar Like a Dove; films include Cheaper by the Dozen, Pinky, Stella, Hilda Crane and The Bad Seed.

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