Evelyn May Boucher (15 March 1892 – 5 June 1991) was a British film actress who had a number of leading roles in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s appearing in films such as Tom Brown's Schooldays and The Man Who Bought London made at Catford Studios.[1] She frequently worked with her husband the director Floyd Martin Thornton.
Evelyn Boucher | |
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| Born | 15 March 1892 Steyning, West Sussex, England |
| Died | 5 June 1991 (aged 99) Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1915–1923 |
She was born at Steyning in West Sussex in 1892, the daughter of Edward James Boucher (1850–1933) and Susannah née Parris (1855–1933).[2] In 1915 she married the American writer and director Floyd Martin Thornton at Steyning.[3] They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin (1916–2010) and Paul Mulford Martin (1921–1994).[4] In 1925 she, her husband and her sons left the UK for America,[4] where they all remained for the rest of their lives.
She died in 1991 aged 99 at Costa Mesa in Orange County, California.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- The Faith of a Child (1915)
- Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916)
- The Man Who Bought London (1916)
- Diana and Destiny (1916)
- If Thou Wert Blind (1917)
- The Happy Warrior (1917)
- Love's Old Sweet Song (1917)
- The Man Who Forgot (1919)
- The Knave of Hearts (1919)
- The Warrior Strain (1919)
- The Power of Right (1919)
- The Flame (1920)
- My Lord Conceit (1921)
References
editBibliography
edit- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
- Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001.
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