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Madge Evans

Madge Evans

Actor

Born July 1, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA

Died April 26, 1981

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Biography

Lovely Madge Evans was the perennial nice girl in films of the 1930s. By then, she had been in front of the camera for many years, starting with Fairy Soap commercials at the age of two (she sat on a bar of soap holding a bunch of violets with the tag line reading "have you a little fairy in your home?"). 'Baby Madge' also lent her name to a children's hat company. In 1914, aged five, she was picked out by talent scouts to appear in the William Farnum movie The Sign of the Cross (1914), followed by The Seven Sisters (1915) with Marguerite Clark.

By the end of the following year, she had amassed some twenty film credits, appearing with such noted contemporary stars as Pauline Frederick or Alice Brady. All of her early films were made on the East Coast, at studios in Ft.Lee, New Jersey. In 1917 (aged eight), Madge made her Broadway debut in 'Peter Ibbetson' with John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore. She resumed her stage career in 1926 as an ingenue with 'Daisy Mayme' and the following year appeared with Billie Burke in Noel Coward's costume drama 'The Marquise' (1927).

Her pleasing looks and personality soon attracted the attention of Hollywood and she was eventually signed by MGM in 1931. During the next decade, she appeared in several A-grade productions, notably as Lionel Barrymore's daughter in MGM's Dinner at Eight (1933) and as the dependable Agnes Wickfield in one of the best-ever filmed versions of David Copperfield (1935). She co-starred opposite James Cagney in the gangster movie The Mayor of Hell (1933), Spencer Tracy in The Show-Off (1934) and listened to Bing Crosby crooning the title song in Pennies from Heaven (1936). Madge received praise for her performance as the star of Beauty for Sale (1933) and The New York Times review of January 13 1934 described her acting in Fugitive Lovers (1934) (opposite Robert Montgomery ) as 'spontaneous and captivating'. Many of her 'typical American girl' roles did not allow her to express aspects of the greater acting range she undoubtedly possessed. Too often she was cast as the 'nice girl' - and those rarely make much of a dramatic impact. On the few occasions she was assigned the role of 'other woman' , such as the Helen Hayes-starrer What Every Woman Knows (1934), audiences found her character difficult to believe and disassociate from her all-round wholesome image. When her contract with MGM expired in 1937, Madge wound down her film career and, following her 1939 marriage, concentrated on being the wife of celebrated playwright Sidney Kingsley. She last appeared on stage in one of his plays, "The Patriots", in 1943.

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Filmography

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Year

The Film Society of Lincoln Center Tribute to George Cukor Poster

The Film Society of Lincoln Center Tribute to George Cukor TV Special1978Self

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Poster

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Documentary1975

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Poster

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Documentary1969Actress 'Dinner at Eight'

The Investigator TV Series19581 episode, 1958

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series19551 episode, 1955

The Alcoa Hour Poster

The Alcoa Hour TV Series1955Agnes Spencer

Justice TV Series19541 episode, 1954

Medallion Theatre Poster

Medallion Theatre TV Series19531 episode, 1953

The Motorola Television Hour Poster

The Motorola Television Hour TV Series19531 episode, 1953

Masquerade Party Poster

Masquerade Party TV Series1952Self

Mrs. Thanksgiving TV Movie1952

The Kate Smith Evening Hour Poster

The Kate Smith Evening Hour TV Series1951Self

Armstrong Circle Theatre Poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre TV Series1950Mrs. Douglass

Cameo Theatre Poster

Cameo Theatre TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Sylvia

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Poster

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Your Show of Shows Poster

Your Show of Shows TV Series1950Self - Guest Performer

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948Ann

The Philco Television Playhouse Poster

The Philco Television Playhouse TV Series1948Elinor Dashwood

We, the People TV Series1948Self - Actress

Army Girl Poster

Army Girl Feature Film1938Julie Armstrong

Sinners in Paradise Poster

Sinners in Paradise Feature Film1938Anne Wesson

Espionage Poster

Espionage Feature Film1937Patricia Booth

The Thirteenth Chair Poster

The Thirteenth Chair Feature Film1937Nell O'Neill

Exclusive Story Poster

Exclusive Story Feature Film1936Ann Devlin

Moonlight Murder Poster

Moonlight Murder Feature Film1936Toni Adams

Pennies from Heaven Poster

Pennies from Heaven Feature Film1936Susan Sprague

Piccadilly Jim Poster

Piccadilly Jim Feature Film1936Ann Chester

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 Short Film1936Self

Age of Indiscretion Poster

Age of Indiscretion Feature Film1935Maxine Bennett

Calm Yourself Poster

Calm Yourself Feature Film1935Rosalind Rockwell

David Copperfield Poster

David Copperfield Feature Film1935Agnes

Helldorado Poster

Helldorado Feature Film1935Glenda Wynant

Men Without Names Poster

Men Without Names Feature Film1935Helen Sherwood

Transatlantic Tunnel Poster

Transatlantic Tunnel Feature Film1935Ruth McAllan

Death on the Diamond Poster

Death on the Diamond Feature Film1934Frances Clark

Fugitive Lovers Poster

Fugitive Lovers Feature Film1934Letty Morris

Grand Canary Poster

Grand Canary Feature Film1934Lady Mary Fielding

Paris Interlude Poster

Paris Interlude Feature Film1934Julie

Stand Up and Cheer! Poster

Stand Up and Cheer! Feature Film1934Mary Adams

The Show-Off Poster

The Show-Off Feature Film1934Amy Fisher Piper

What Every Woman Knows Poster

What Every Woman Knows Feature Film1934Lady Sybil Tenterden

Beauty for Sale Poster

Beauty for Sale Feature Film1933Letty Lawson

Broadway to Hollywood Poster

Broadway to Hollywood Feature Film1933Anne Ainsley

Day of Reckoning Poster

Day of Reckoning Feature Film1933Dorothy Day

Dinner at Eight Poster

Dinner at Eight Feature Film1933Paula Jordan

Hallelujah I'm a Bum Poster

Hallelujah I'm a Bum Feature Film1933June Marcher

Hell Below Poster

Hell Below Feature Film1933Joan Standish

Made on Broadway Poster

Made on Broadway Feature Film1933Claire Bidwell

The Mayor of Hell Poster

The Mayor of Hell Feature Film1933Dorothy

The Nuisance Poster

The Nuisance Feature Film1933Dorothy Mason

Are You Listening? Poster

Are You Listening? Feature Film1932Laura O'Neil

Fast Life Poster

Fast Life Feature Film1932Shirley Jameson

Huddle Feature Film1932Rosalie Stone

Lovers Courageous Poster

Lovers Courageous Feature Film1932Mary Blayne

The Greeks Had a Word for Them Poster

The Greeks Had a Word for Them Feature Film1932Polaire Quinn

Good Times Short Film1931

Guilty Hands Poster

Guilty Hands Feature Film1931Barbara 'Babs' Grant

Heartbreak Poster

Heartbreak Feature Film1931Countess Vima Walden

Son of India Poster

Son of India Feature Film1931Janice

Sporting Blood Poster

Sporting Blood Feature Film1931Miss 'Missy' Ruby

West of Broadway Poster

West of Broadway Feature Film1931Anne

Envy Short Film1930Helen

Many Happy Returns Short Film1930Daughter

The Bard of Broadway Short Film1930Finishing School Student

The Gob Short Film1930

Classmates Poster

Classmates Feature Film1924Sylvia, Her Niece

On the Banks of the Wabash Poster

On the Banks of the Wabash Feature Film1923Lisbeth

Neighbor Nelly Short Film1921

The Little Match Girl Short Film1921

Heidi Short Film1920Heidi

Home Wanted Poster

Home Wanted Feature Film1919Madge Dow

The Love Defender Feature Film1919Dolly Meredith

Three Green Eyes Poster

Three Green Eyes Feature Film1919Child

Heredity Feature Film1918Nedda Trevor as a Child

Neighbors Feature Film1918Clarissa Leigh

Stolen Orders Poster

Stolen Orders Feature Film1918Ruth Le Page - as a child

The Gates of Gladness Feature Film1918Beth Leeds

The Golden Wall Poster

The Golden Wall Feature Film1918Madge Lathrop

The Love Net Poster

The Love Net Feature Film1918Patty Barnes

The Power and the Glory Feature Film1918Deanie Consadine

True Blue Poster

True Blue Feature Film1918Ruth as a child

Vengeance Poster

Vengeance Feature Film1918Young Nan as a Girl

Wanted: A Mother Poster

Wanted: A Mother Feature Film1918Eileen Homer

Woman and Wife Poster

Woman and Wife Feature Film1918

Adventures of Carol Poster

Adventures of Carol Feature Film1917Carol Montgomery

Beloved Adventuress Poster

Beloved Adventuress Feature Film1917Francin - Age 7

Maternity Poster

Maternity Feature Film1917Constance

The Burglar Poster

The Burglar Feature Film1917Editha

The Corner Grocer Poster

The Corner Grocer Feature Film1917Mary Brian, age 8

The Little Duchess Poster

The Little Duchess Feature Film1917Geraldine Carmichael

The Little Patriot Poster

The Little Patriot Feature Film1917Undetermined Role

The Volunteer Poster

The Volunteer Feature Film1917Self

The Web of Desire Poster

The Web of Desire Feature Film1917Marjorie

Husband and Wife Poster

Husband and Wife Feature Film1916Bessie

Seventeen Poster

Seventeen Feature Film1916Jane Baxter

Sudden Riches Poster

Sudden Riches Feature Film1916Little Emily

The Devil's Toy Poster

The Devil's Toy Feature Film1916Betty

The Hidden Scar Poster

The Hidden Scar Feature Film1916Dot

The New South Poster

The New South Feature Film1916Georgia Gwynne, as a girl

The Revolt Poster

The Revolt Feature Film1916Nannie Stevens

Alias Jimmy Valentine Poster

Alias Jimmy Valentine Feature Film1915Child Locked in Vault

From the Valley of the Missing Poster

From the Valley of the Missing Feature Film1915Child

The Little Church Around the Corner Poster

The Little Church Around the Corner Feature Film1915The Child

The Man Who Found Himself Poster

The Man Who Found Himself Feature Film1915Self - cameo appearance

The Master Hand Poster

The Master Hand Feature Film1915Jean as a child

The Seven Sisters Poster

The Seven Sisters Feature Film1915Clara

Zaza Feature Film1915Child

Shore Acres Poster

Shore Acres Feature Film1914Mildred

The Sign of the Cross Poster

The Sign of the Cross Feature Film1914Little Christian Girl in Arena

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