Evelyn Francisco
Evelyn Francisco (Barton; August 13, 1904 – January 27, 1963) was an American silent era film actress who began as a bathing beauty.
Also recorded as Evelyn Barton
Evelyn Francisco

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- Name
- Evelyn Francisco
- Birth Name
- Evelyn Barton
- Born
- 13 August 1904
- Birthplace
- Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
- Died
- 27 January 1963
- Place of death
- Corona, California, U.S.
- Spouse
- Samuel Bernheim (died 1934)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Evelyn Francisco • Birth Name — Evelyn Barton • Born — 13 August 1904 • Birthplace — Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. • Died — 27 January 1963 • Place of death — Corona, California, U.S. • Spouse — Samuel Bernheim (died 1934) • Relatives — Betty Francisco (sister) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1923–1929
Biography
Biography
Francisco was born in Arkansas on August 13, 1904. Her sisters Betty and Margaret Francisco were also actresses. Barton began acting in 1923. In The Goof (1924), directed by William Beaudine, she is one of a number of beauties called Spike Malone's diving girls. The seven-reel farce featured former William Fox actress, Alta Allen, as the head of the troupe. Spike was played by Chuck Relaner. In 1924's Hollywood Follies, Francisco was one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties who performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium. Led by Harry Langdon, Thelma Parr was another of the select group of Sennett females who presented an act called All Wet. In August 1925, the Francisco sisters were presented together at the Greenwich Village Cafe in the Christie Hotel, in Hollywood. At the time Francisco had just completed an important role in the first production of Julian Eltinge for the Christie Studios, a film entitled Madame Behave (1925). She wore a novelty bathing suit of Russian ermine for a fashion pageant held at the Hotel Vista del Arroyo in Pasadena, California, in February 1927. The garment was designed and made by Colburn's of South Flower Street in Los Angeles, California.
Death
Death
• Illustration — Margaret, Betty and Evelyn Francisco Francisco died on January 27, 1963, in Corona, California.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Picking Peaches (1924) *uncredited • Madame Behave (1925) • His First Flame (1927) • King of the Herd (1927)

Lobby card for the American comedy film Madame Behave (1925).
Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC) · Original text: eBay card)

Sennett Bathing Beauties, on page 34 of the July 11, 1925 Exhibitors Herald. From left, per the caption: Dolorez Mendez, Della Peterson (1903 – 1980), Julia Duncan, Evelyn Francisco, Betty Byrd, Carol Kines, Marion McDonald (first name spelled Marian in caption), and Ethel Sykes (1906 – 1961).
Mack Sennett Studios · Exhibitors Herald (Jun. - Sep. 1925), on the Internet Archive
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- 1.Deaths, Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1934, pg. 12.
- 2.News Of The Cafes, Los Angeles Times, August 19, 1925, p. A6.
- 3.Bathing Beauties Features Of Goof, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1924, p. B14.
- 4.Hollywood Follies Glistens With Novelty, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1924, p. C19.
- 5.Fashions, Los Angeles Times, February 27, 1927, p. H5.
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