Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on November 17, 2014

With her curly bobbed hair and perfect profile, petite Evelyn Brent was a stylish actress with serious star power during the 1920s. 'Feathers':  When Brent was cast in Josef von Sternberg's 1927 silent classic Underworld costumed by Travis Banton, it was fashion magic. The "Feathers McC   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on October 28, 2014

This is my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association Forgotten Stars blogathon. Click HERE to read more entries about stars who were once at the top of the heap. EVELYN BRENT: The Scowling Seductress of the Silents the beauteous Evelyn Brent The rise and fall of Evelyn Brent is...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on September 1, 2013

Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida, on October 20, 1899, to a fourteen-year- old Italian mother and a seventeen- year-old Irish American father, the actress had a miserable childhood. Her father died when she was three years old and her mother died and left her penniless at the age...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on August 7, 2013

Unless you’re a devotee of Josef von Sternberg’s films of the late 1920’s you probably haven’t heard of Evelyn Brent. More than likely you’ve seen images of her, for she was a striking beauty, but you just can’t seem to place her or remember who she was. Brent was a...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 15, 2012

Evelyn Brent (October 20, 1901 - June 4, 1975). she was 10 years old when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone. After moving to New York City as a teenager, she worked as a model which led to a wonderful opportunity in the new...   read more