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Evelyn Varden

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Actress

The Resume

    (June 12, 1893-July 11, 1958)
    Born in Adair, Oklahoma
    Birth name was Mae Evelyn Hall
    Acted in 'Pinky (1949),' 'When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950),' 'Stella (1950),' 'Athena (1954),' 'Desiree (1954),' 'Hilda Crane (1956),' 'The Bad Seed (1956),' and 'Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)'
    Portrayed Icey Spoon in 'Night of the Hunter' (1955)
    Appeared on Broadway in 'Our Town' (1938), 'She Stoops to Conquer' (1949 - 50), and 'Romeo and Juliet' (1951)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was typecast as talkative neighbors and absent-minded matrons.
    She didn't make her first film appearance until age 56.
    She is best known for her turn as the sex-starved busy-body gossip Icey in 'Night of the Hunter' - who ends up leading a lynch mob and wielding an axe at the end of the movie ('Lynch him! Lynch him! Bluebeard!').

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was of Cherokee heritage.
    She originated the role of Mrs. Gibbs in the original production of Our Town.
    Her final Broadway appearance was in The Bad Seed, which she successfully recreated for the film version (it is now a horror cult classic).
    'Night of the Hunter' author Davis Grubb claimed she was his favorite part of the movie version.
    She died unexpectedly at a time when her career was still running strong.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying