Delight Evans

Cordelia D. "Delight" Evans (1902 – c. 1985) was an American entertainment writer, editor, and film critic who was most widely known for her career as the editor of Screenland Magazine. Before accepting her career-making position at Screenland, Evans worked for Photoplay Magazine for six years. Screenland and Photoplay were both popular fan magazines that allowed fans to connect with movies outside the theaters. Some of the magazines' content consisted of movie reviews, movie promotions, and spreads of popular actors and actresses. Evans first started working for Screenland Magazine in October 1924 where she wrote reviews for various iconic films of that time. In 1929, Evans was promoted to Editor of the magazine. Nine years later in 1938, her success and ambitious attitude lead her to her own radio program, Food Secrets of the Movie Stars.

Career In 1924, Evans took a position at Screenland Magazine writing movie reviews. In 1929, she was called before the Board of Magazine directors and was promoted to the Editor of Screenland. Evans promised the Board Screenland would have the biggest circulation of any entertainment magazine. Sure enough, after Evans became the editor, the magazine's circulation nearly doubled and continued to grow rapidly.

Evans had the pleasure of interviewing hundreds of celebrities throughout her career. Many people in the film industry not only valued her work and advice, but her friendship as well. Actors such as Mary Pickford and The Gish Girls and famous directors such as D.W. Griffith were good friends of Evans. She completed her radio show while still holding the editor position at Screenland. Evans left Screenland in 1948.

Personal life Evans married Herbert Crooker on May 29, 1924. Herb held jobs as Eastern Publicity manager for Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). He died on January 21, 1960, at the age of 66.

She died ca. 1985.