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    Eva Novak

    1898-02-14 (126 years old) in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

    Eva Barbara Novak (February 14, 1898 – April 17, 1988) was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era. On February 14, 1898, Eva Barbara Novak was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Joseph Jerome Novak, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Medek. Her older sister, Johana, also became an actress. Joseph Novak died when Eva was still a child and Barbara was left to raise five children. Novak began her acting career in 1917 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 ten films in which she starred opposite Mix. In 1921, she married stuntman William Reed, whom she met while on location for a film. They had two daughters Vivian Barbara and Pamela Eve. Novak 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. In May 1923, the Altoona Tribune held a contest to find the girl who most closely resembled Novak. An announcement in the newspaper said that the winner would receive $250 worth of clothes from a store.

    Movies

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    Wild Seed
    55 %|May 5, 1965
    Drama, Romance
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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    78 %|Apr 13, 1962
    Western
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    Sergeant Rutledge
    71 %|May 25, 1960
    Western
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    Duel at Apache Wells
    40 %|Jan 25, 1957
    Western
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    Tall Man Riding
    55 %|Jun 18, 1955
    Action, Western
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    Sunset Boulevard
    83 %|Aug 10, 1950
    Drama
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    The Blonde Bandit
    58 %|Dec 22, 1949
    Drama
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    Hellfire
    58 %|May 29, 1949
    Western
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    3 Godfathers
    67 %|Dec 31, 1948
    Western
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    Four Faces West
    56 %|Aug 3, 1948
    Western
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    I, Jane Doe
    59 %|May 25, 1948
    Crime
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    Blackmail
    40 %|Jul 24, 1947
    Action, Crime, Romance
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    Robin Hood Of Texas
    0 %|Jul 15, 1947
    Western
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    That Brennan Girl
    53 %|Dec 23, 1946
    Drama, Romance
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    The Bells of St. Mary's
    68 %|Dec 27, 1945
    Drama, Comedy
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    Apology for Murder
    48 %|Sep 27, 1945
    Crime
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    The Fatal Witness
    62 %|Sep 15, 1945
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Phantom of the Desert
    0 %|Nov 1, 1930
    Western
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    The Medicine Man
    50 %|Jun 14, 1930
    Comedy, Romance
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    For the Term of His Natural Life
    60 %|Jun 20, 1927
    Crime, Drama
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    Red Signals
    0 %|Mar 1, 1927
    Action
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    30 Below Zero
    0 %|Oct 31, 1926
    Adventure, Drama
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    No Man's Gold
    0 %|Aug 29, 1926
    Western, Action, Adventure, Romance
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    The Dixie Flyer
    0 %|Jul 29, 1926
    Drama, Action
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    Say It with Babies
    50 %|May 16, 1926
    Comedy
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    Irene
    40 %|Jan 24, 1926
    Romance, Comedy
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    The Northern Code
    0 %|Oct 13, 1925
    Drama
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    Sally
    0 %|Mar 29, 1925
    Comedy
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    The Triflers
    0 %|Dec 15, 1924
    Drama
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    Laughing at Danger
    62 %|Nov 23, 1924
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    The Beautiful Sinner
    0 %|Oct 1, 1924
    Drama, Crime
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    Racing for Life
    0 %|Aug 8, 1924
    Action
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    The Battling Fool
    0 %|Aug 1, 1924
    Drama
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    The Man Life Passed By
    10 %|Dec 24, 1923
    Drama
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    Boston Blackie
    60 %|May 6, 1923
    Crime, Drama
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    The Tiger's Claw
    0 %|Apr 22, 1923
    Drama
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    Temptation
    10 %|Mar 1, 1923
    Drama
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    Making a Man
    0 %|Dec 17, 1922
    Drama
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    The Man from Hell's River
    0 %|May 1, 1922
    Western
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    Up and Going
    0 %|Apr 22, 1922
    Action, Drama
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    Chasing the Moon
    0 %|Feb 26, 1922
    Action, Comedy
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    Sky High
    56 %|Jan 15, 1922
    Western, Adventure
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    Trailin'
    45 %|Dec 11, 1921
    Western
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    The Last Trail
    0 %|Nov 1, 1921
    Western
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    The Rough Diamond
    0 %|Oct 30, 1921
    Western
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    Wolves of the North
    0 %|Apr 16, 1921
    Drama
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    The Smart Sex
    0 %|Mar 16, 1921
    Comedy
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    Society Secrets
    0 %|Feb 18, 1921
    Comedy
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    O'Malley of the Mounted
    0 %|Feb 6, 1921
    Adventure, Drama
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    The Torrent
    20 %|Jan 22, 1921
    Adventure
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    The Testing Block
    50 %|Dec 26, 1920
    Western
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    Wanted at Headquarters
    0 %|Oct 25, 1920
    Crime, Drama
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    Up in Mary's Attic
    0 %|Jul 1, 1920
    Comedy
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    Desert Love
    0 %|Apr 20, 1920
    Western
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    The Daredevil
    0 %|Mar 7, 1920
    Comedy, Western
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    The Feud
    0 %|Dec 7, 1919
    Drama
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    The Speed Maniac
    0 %|Oct 10, 1919
    Drama, Western
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    All Jazzed Up
    0 %|Jun 11, 1919
    Comedy
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    The King of the Kitchen
    50 %|Oct 30, 1918
    Comedy
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    The Belles of Liberty
    0 %|Jul 10, 1918
    Comedy
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    A Blind Pig
    0 %|Jun 12, 1918
    Comedy

    Series

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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    78 %|Sep 20, 1962
    Crime, Mystery, Drama