Evelyn Greeley (1888â€"1975) was a prominent actress in silent films.
She appeared in approximately 30 films from 1915 to 1922.Little is
known with confidence about Greeley's early life. Her date of birth is
generally indicated as August 3, 1888. Contemporary publicity called
her the granddaughter of Horace Greeley, and gave her place of birth
as Lexington, Kentucky; subsequent directories have often followed
this. However, her death certificate indicated that she was born to
Stephen Huber and Frances Marko in Austria. The pervasive anti-German
sentiment during the World War I years in the United States would have
provided an incentive for constructing such a false history.Greeley is
believed to have attended the Frances Shimer Academy, now known as
Shimer College, and the University School for Girls in Chicago, but
some researchers have regarded this account of her education as simply
another part of her "fictional life story".
She appeared in approximately 30 films from 1915 to 1922.Little is
known with confidence about Greeley's early life. Her date of birth is
generally indicated as August 3, 1888. Contemporary publicity called
her the granddaughter of Horace Greeley, and gave her place of birth
as Lexington, Kentucky; subsequent directories have often followed
this. However, her death certificate indicated that she was born to
Stephen Huber and Frances Marko in Austria. The pervasive anti-German
sentiment during the World War I years in the United States would have
provided an incentive for constructing such a false history.Greeley is
believed to have attended the Frances Shimer Academy, now known as
Shimer College, and the University School for Girls in Chicago, but
some researchers have regarded this account of her education as simply
another part of her "fictional life story".
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