About Evelyn Campbell
Lived 1874 – 1961 (aged 86). Evelyn Campbell was a screenwriter and ziegfeld girl.
Evelyn Campbell (sometimes known as Evelyn Murray Campbell) was an American screenwriter, writer, and actress active during Hollywood's silent era.
Biography Campbell was born in Kansas to J.C. Murray (a lawyer) and Maggie Parker; early on, she recalled preferring to read books over playing with dolls while growing up in Missouri. After high school, she began working as a stenographer in St. Louis while working on her writing. She began selling her stories to East Coast magazines around 1918, and soon studios were looking to turn her stories into film scenarios. She also wrote for newspapers, including the Chicago Examiner, The Denver Post, the Dramatic Mirror in New York, and the San Francisco Dramatic and Musical Review. She also wrote a number of Western novels over the course of her career.
As an actress, Campbell performed on Broadway in Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 and Make It Snappy (1922).
Personal life Campbell was married to James Floyd Denison, and they had a son.
Selected filmography
Bread (1918) A Soul for Sale (1918) Tony America (1918) The Girl with No Regrets (1919) Creaking Stairs (1919) When Fate Decides (1919) The Forgotten Woman (1921) Nobody's Bride (1923) The Girl Who Came Back (1923) Yesterday's Wife (1923) Mine to Keep (1923) The Love Trap (1923) The Marriage Market (1923) Other Men's Daughters (1923) Discontented Husbands (1924) Empty Hearts (1924) Early to Wed (1926) The Gilded Butterfly (1927) A Harp in Hock (1927) The Masked Angel (1928) Hurricane (1929) The Western Limited (1932)
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Who was Evelyn Campbell?
American screenwriter
When was Evelyn Campbell born?
Evelyn Campbell was born on 3 September 1874.
When did Evelyn Campbell die?
Evelyn Campbell died on 22 June 1961 in Camarillo, California.
What was Evelyn Campbell's occupation?
Evelyn Campbell was a screenwriter and ziegfeld girl.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Evelyn Campbell. https://biography.guide/evelyn-campbell-screenwriter/
MLA: "Evelyn Campbell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/evelyn-campbell-screenwriter/.
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