Film actor Gene Evans (July 11, 1922 - April 1, 1998) began his acting career while serving in World War II while performing an a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe. Evans, raised in Colton, California, made his film debut in 1947 and ended up appearing in dozens of movies and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys like cowboys, sheriffs, convicts and Army sergeants. The near-sighted actor rarely wore his thick glasses in films, he did wear them while playing a doctor in the B-movieDonovan's Brain (1953). July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Colton is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... Donovans brain was a 1942 horror novel by Curt Siodmak. ...
Film actor GeneEvans (July 11, 1922 - April 1, 1998) began his acting career while serving in World War II, performing with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe.
Evans, raised in Colton, California, made his film debut in 1947 and ended up appearing in dozens of movies and television programs.
In the late 1980s, Evans appeared on stage as the gruesome Papa in the stage production Papa is All, directed by playwright Tommy F. Scott, in Jackson, Tennessee.
GeneEvans, who died Feb. 22 at age 80, was editor of the Elko Daily Free Press back in the 1950's before it turned into a newsletter for the Idaho Militia.
Gene and I worked on a lot of charitable events over the years and I remember a lot of war stories which will run here at a later date when his family announces the particulars of a memorial service.
Gene was media and public relations director of the Mapes Hotel for many years after leaving Harrah's.