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Evelyn Preer (née Jarvis; July 26, 1896 – November 17, 1932), was an African American pioneering screen and stage actress, and jazz and blues singer in Hollywood during the late-1910s through the early 1930s.
Evelyn Preer. Actress: Within Our Gates. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, pioneering black actress Evelyn Preer was educated in Chicago, where she and her mother moved after the death of her father.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- July 26, 1896
- Evelyn Preer
- November 17, 1932
Evelyn Preer. Actress: Within Our Gates. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, pioneering black actress Evelyn Preer was educated in Chicago, where she and her mother moved after the death of her father.
- July 26, 1896
- November 17, 1932
25 feb 2020 · Evelyn Preer, one of the first African American silent screen actresses to transition into sound Hollywood films, was born on July 21, 1896 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After her father’s death, Preer and her mother relocated to Chicago, Illinois where she completed high school before pursuing acting.
Evelyn Preer, one of the first Black silent screen actresses to transition into sound Hollywood films, was born on July 21, 1896 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After her father’s death, Preer and her mother relocated to Chicago, Illinois where she completed high school before pursuing acting.
Lauded as one of the most famous and versatile Black actresses of the early 20th century, Evelyn Preer was often at the center of the most provocative investigations of Black stereotypes on the big screen.
1 feb 2021 · Evelyn Preer was an African American stage and film performer who achieved popularity in late 1920s. Before her untimely death in 1932, at the age of 36, Preer starred in 16 films, most of which were directed and produced by a prolific Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux.
