Occupation Actress Spouse William Reed (m. 1921) Role Film actress | Name Eva Novak Years active 1917-1966 Siblings Jane Novak | |
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Full Name Eva Barbara Novak Born February 14, 1898 ( 1898-02-14 ) St. Louis, Missouri, USA Died April 17, 1988, Woodland Hills, California, United States Parents Barbara Novak, Joseph Novak Movies The Medicine Man, For the Term of his Natural Life, Four Faces West, Apology for Murder, The Topeka Terror Similar People Jane Novak, Norman Dawn, Alfred E Green, Wallace Worsley, Charles Brackett | ||
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Eva Barbara Novak (February 14, 1898 – April 17, 1988) was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era. She was the younger sister of actress Jane Novak and daughter of Joseph, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Novak.
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Biography
Novak was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and started her film acting career in 1917, with her first film role being in L-KO's Roped into Scandal, followed by another seven films that same year. She appeared in 17 films in 1918, and another eight in 1919. In 1920, she starred opposite Tom Mix in The Daredevil, one of six film roles she would have that year, and one of 10 films in which she starred opposite Tom Mix.
In 1921, she married stuntman William Reed, whom she met while on location for a film. She was interested in stunt performing herself, having been taught by Mix to perform many of her own stunts. From 1921 to 1928, she appeared in and starred in 48 films, including an early version of Boston Blackie. She also co-starred with Betty Bronson and Jack Benny in The Medicine Man (1930) and appeared in the 1922 film Chasing the Moon, which was an early forerunner of the 1950s film D.O.A. In the late 1920s, she and her husband moved to Australia, where she made numerous films, including The Romance of Runnibede. However, with the advent of "talking films", her popularity faded. She would continue to act, but mostly in obscure roles.
She appeared in 123 films between 1917 and 1965, when she retired. She was residing in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles at the time of her death from pneumonia at the age of 90, on April 17, 1988.
Filmography
Actress
1966
Laredo (TV Series) as
The 1st Woman
- That's Noway, Thataway (1966) - The 1st Woman
1965
Wild Seed as
Mrs. Simms
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hayes
- The Dark Pool (1963) - Mrs. Hayes
1962
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Wagon Train Member
- The Donna Fuller Story (1962) - Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1959
Laramie (TV Series) as
Townswoman / Juror / Townsman
- The Sunday Shoot (1962) - Townswoman (uncredited)
- Killer Without Cause (1961) - Juror (uncredited)
- General Delivery (1959) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Glory Road (1959) - Townswoman (uncredited)
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1960
Sergeant Rutledge as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1958
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Autograph Seeker
- The Last Rodeo (1958) - Autograph Seeker
1958
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Party Guest
- The Golden Owl (1958) - Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Ride a Violent Mile as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm as
Woman (uncredited)
1957
Duel at Apache Wells as
Mrs. Munn (uncredited)
1956
Runaway Daughters as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1956
Dakota Incident as
Mrs. Cooper (uncredited)
1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular (uncredited)
1955
Tall Man Riding as
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1954
Prince Valiant (uncredited)
1953
The Eddie Cantor Story (uncredited)
1953
The Mississippi Gambler as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
Havana Rose as
Matron (uncredited)
1950
Sunset Blvd. as
Courtier (uncredited)
1950
Women from Headquarters as
Manager (uncredited)
1949
The Blonde Bandit as
Prison Matron (uncredited)
1949
Hellfire as
Indian Woman (uncredited)
1948
3 Godfathers as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1948
Train to Alcatraz as
Doctor's Wife (uncredited)
1948
I, Jane Doe as
Jury Woman (uncredited)
1948
Four Faces West as
Mrs. Winston
1947
Blackmail as
Mamie
1947
Robin Hood of Texas as
Dude Ranch Guest (uncredited)
1946
That Brennan Girl as
Miss Novak - Elderly Woman (uncredited)
1946
Honeymoon Blues (Short) as
Wedding Witness (uncredited)
1946
Night and Day as
Nurse (uncredited)
1946
Claudia and David as
Maid (uncredited)
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's as
Nun (uncredited)
1945
Apology for Murder as
Kirkland's Maid
1945
The Fatal Witness as
Elsie - Vera's Maid (uncredited)
1945
Steppin' in Society as
Dancer (uncredited)
1945
Three's a Crowd as
Matron (uncredited)
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits as
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1945
The Topeka Terror as
Mrs. Green (as Eve Novak)
1938
Ride a Crooked Mile as
Cashier (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Intrigue as
Nurse (uncredited)
1930
Phantom of the Desert as
Mary Van Horn
1930
The Medicine Man as
Hulda
1928
The Romance of Runnibede
1927
For the Term of His Natural Life as
Sylvia Vickers
1927
Duty's Reward as
Dorothy Thompson
1927
Red Signals as
Mary Callahan
1926
30 Below Zero as
Ann Ralston
1926
No Man's Gold as
Jane Rogers
1926
The Dixie Flyer as
Rose Rapley / Rose Jones
1926
The Millionaire Policeman as
Mary Gray
1926
Say It with Babies (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role
1926
Irene as
Eleanor Hadley
1925
The Northern Code as
Marie La Fane
1925
Sally as
Rosie Lafferty
1925
The Fearless Lover as
Enid Sexton
1924
Safeguarded
1924
Battling Mason as
Patsy
1924
The Triflers as
Beatrice Noyes
1924
Laughing at Danger as
Carolyn Hollister
1924
Tainted Money as
Adams' Daughter
1924
Women First as
Jennie Doon
1924
The Beautiful Sinner as
Alice Carter
1924
The Fatal Mistake as
Ethel Bennett
1924
Racing for Life as
Grace Danton
1924
A Fight for Honor as
Margaret Hill
1924
Lure of the Yukon as
Sue McGraig
1924
The Battling Fool as
Helen Chadwick
1924
Missing Daughters as
Eva Rivers
1924
Listen Lester as
Mary Dodge
1923
The Man Life Passed By as
Joy Moore
1923
Boston Blackie as
Mary Carter
1923
The Tiger's Claw as
Harriet Halehurst
1923
A Noise in Newboro as
Anne Paisley
1923
Temptation as
Marjorie Baldwin
1923
Dollar Devils as
Amy Andrews
1922
Making a Man as
Patricia Owens
1922
The Great Night as
Mollie Martin
1922
Barriers of Folly as
May Gordon
1922
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow as
Vonia
1922
The Man from Hell's River as
Mabella
1922
Up and Going as
Jackie McNabb (in play)
1922
Chasing the Moon as
Jane Norworth
1922
Sky High as
Estelle Halloway - Frazer's Ward
1921
Trailin' as
Sally Fortune
1921
The Last Trail as
Winifred Samson
1921
The Rough Diamond as
Gloria Gómez
1921
Wolves of the North as
Aurora Norris
1921
The Smart Sex as
Rose
1921
Society Secrets as
Louise
1921
O'Malley of the Mounted as
Rose Lanier
1921
The Torrent as
Velma Patton
1920
The Testing Block as
Nelly Gray
1920
Wanted at Headquarters as
Kate Westhanger
1920
Up in Mary's Attic as
Mary
1920
Desert Love as
Dolly Remington
1920
The Daredevil as
Alice Spencer
1920
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives as
Georgia Wilson
1919
The Feud as
Betty Summers / Betty Brown
1919
The Speed Maniac as
Pearl Matthews
1919
All Jazzed Up (Short) as
Dainty Dotty
1919
In Bad All Around (Short) as
Isadore Able
1919
Let Fido Do It (Short)
1919
A Skate at Sea (Short)
1919
The Freckled Fish (Short)
1919
A Kaiser There Was (Short)
1918
Work or Fight (Short) as
Exemption officer's wife
1918
The King of the Kitchen (Short) as
Her Niece
1918
Nuts and Noodles (Short)
1918
Her Whirlwind Wedding (Short) as
Sally Succotash
1918
Fools and Fires (Short) as
The Fire Chief's Daughter
1918
The Belles of Liberty (Short) as
Trixie
1918
Romance and Dynamite (Short) as
Prude
1918
The Blind Pig (Short) as
Eva - The Sheriff's Daughter
1918
Pretty Babies (Short) as
Soubrette of the Follies
1918
Her Movie Madness (Short) as
The Leading Lady
1918
Fathers, Sons, and Chorus Girls (Short) as
First Saleswoman
1918
Gowns and Girls (Short) as
Bright-Eyed Bessie
1918
What's the Matter with Father? (Short)
1918
Cooks and Crooks (Short) as
Bambino Soupereeno
1918
Oh, Baby! (Short)
1918
Pearls and Girls (Short) as
Eva - the Boss's Daughter
1918
Barbarous Plots (Short)
1918
Ash-Can Alley (Short) as
Sally O'Malley
1917
Hula, Hula Hughie (Short)
1917
Double Dukes (Short) as
Eva - Sir Muchdoe's Daughter
1917
Vamping Reuben's Millions (Short) as
Eva - Reuben's Daughter
1917
A Nurse of an Aching Heart (Short) as
Nurse Eva
1917
Street Cars and Carbuncles (Short) as
The Motorman's Daughter
1917
The Sign of the Cucumber (Short) as
Lovely Eva
1917
Hearts and Flour (Short) as
The Storekeeper's Daughter
1917
Roped Into Scandal (Short) as
Eva Wildcherry
Self
1922
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 11 (Documentary short) as
Self
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