Edith Evanson

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson née Carlson April 29 1896 November 29 1980 was an American actress of film character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood She was born in Tacoma Washington where her father was a Protestant church clergyman a religion to which she adhered throughout her life Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham On March 15 1923 she married Morris Otto Evanson 18931975 The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldnt Talk 1940 in an uncredited role In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid a busybody landladies or middleaged secretaries Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane 1941 Blossoms in the Dust 1941 Woman of the Year 1942 Reunion in France 1942 The Strange Woman 1947 I Remember Mama 1948 Rope 1948 The Damned Dont Cry 1950 The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 and Disneys Toby Tyler 1960 During her time in Hollywood she costarred opposite some of its greatest legends including Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Orson Welles Joan Crawford Michael Rennie Glenn Ford Patricia Neal James Stewart Irene Dunne Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn and Hedy Lamarr With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There The Loretta Young Show Chevron Hall of Stars Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre The Millionaire Zane Grey Theater Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Frank Sinatra Show Bachelor Father Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond and Lassie Following her retirement she lived in Riverside California until her death from heart failure on November 29 1980 Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean