Evalyn Knapp

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Evalyn Knapp June 17 1906 June 12 1981 was an American film actress of the late 1920s 1930s and into the 1940s She was a leading Bmovie serial actress in the 1930s Born as Evelyn Pauline Knapp in Kansas City Missouri in 1906 Knapp started acting in silent films her first role being in the 1929 film At The Dentists In 1932 Knapp was one of fourteen girls including Ginger Rogers and Gloria Stuart selected as WAMPAS Baby Stars Knapp achieved success in cliffhanger serials which were popular at the time She played the title character in the 1933 serial The Perils of Pauline One of her better known film roles was opposite Ken Maynard in the 1934 film In Old Santa Fe Her career flourished through 1941 but slowed afterward In 1943 she played her last role which was uncredited in Two Weeks To Live starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in one of the Lum and Abner films Description above from the Wikipedia article Evalyn Knapp licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia