Eva Novak

Eva Novak
A picture of Eva Novak taken in the early 1920s.
Born	Eva Barbara Novak February 14, 1898(1898-02-14) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	April 17, 1988 (aged 90) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Years active	1917-1966

Eva Barbara Novak (14 February, 1898 – 17 April, 1988), was an American film actress, being 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.

She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, starting her film acting career in 1917, with her first film role being in Roped to Scandal, followed by another seven films that same year. She would appear in seventeen 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 ten films in which she starred opposite Tom Mix.

In 1921 she married stuntman William Reed, meeting while on location for a film, and being interested in stunt performing herself, having been taught by Tom 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 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 to 1965, retiring in the latter. She was residing in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles at the time of her death from pneumonia, on April 17th, 1988.

Selected filmography

Eva Novak while filming on a set during her stay in Australia.

• The Romance of Runnibede (1927)
• Say It with Babies (1926)
• Sky High (1922)
• The Freckled Fish (1919)
• The King of the Kitchen (1918)

External links

• Eva Novak at the Internet Movie Database
• Eva Novak at Find a Grave

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