Millicent Evison McEntee (c.1876 – 1970) was a Shakespearean actress, screenwriter, and novelist.[1]
Early life
Evison was born in England and grew up in Canada.[1]
Career
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]
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