Millicent Evison McEntee (c.1876 – 1970) was a Shakespearean actress, screenwriter, and novelist. [1]
Evison was born in England and grew up in Canada. [1]
Evison was called "one of the best impersonators of Shakespearean roles of the present school" by the Knoxville Sentinel in 1912. [2] Evison toured the United States with Ben Greet's Shakespeare company and was influenced by his work. [1] [3] [4]
Evison wrote the scenario for the 1917 film Next Door to Nancy. [5] She wrote the story the 1918 film The Mating was based on. Her novel Over the Garden Wall was also adapted to film of the same name. [6] [7]
Her book Rainbow Gold was marketed as the story of a girl who brings cheer. [8] Her book Over the Garden Wall was described as a society romance novel. [9]
The Unitarian Register gave Rainbow Gold a favorable writeup as a tried and true type story for girls. [10][ irrelevant citation] The Christian Advocate also gave the charming and happy ending story a writeup. [11]
Evison considered herself a suffragist, but did not support some of the more militant tactics being used to fight for women's suffrage. [12]
Evison married Francis D. McEntee, with whom she had toured while acting. [1] [13]
She died in Moorestown, New Jersey on 29 January 1970, aged 93. [1]
Millicent Evison McEntee (c.1876 – 1970) was a Shakespearean actress, screenwriter, and novelist. [1]
Evison was born in England and grew up in Canada. [1]
Evison was called "one of the best impersonators of Shakespearean roles of the present school" by the Knoxville Sentinel in 1912. [2] Evison toured the United States with Ben Greet's Shakespeare company and was influenced by his work. [1] [3] [4]
Evison wrote the scenario for the 1917 film Next Door to Nancy. [5] She wrote the story the 1918 film The Mating was based on. Her novel Over the Garden Wall was also adapted to film of the same name. [6] [7]
Her book Rainbow Gold was marketed as the story of a girl who brings cheer. [8] Her book Over the Garden Wall was described as a society romance novel. [9]
The Unitarian Register gave Rainbow Gold a favorable writeup as a tried and true type story for girls. [10][ irrelevant citation] The Christian Advocate also gave the charming and happy ending story a writeup. [11]
Evison considered herself a suffragist, but did not support some of the more militant tactics being used to fight for women's suffrage. [12]
Evison married Francis D. McEntee, with whom she had toured while acting. [1] [13]
She died in Moorestown, New Jersey on 29 January 1970, aged 93. [1]