Evison was born in England and grew up in Canada.[1] Evison considered herself a suffragist, but did not support some of the more militant tactics being used to fight for women's suffrage.[2] Evison married Francis D. McEntee, with whom she had toured while acting.[1][3]
Evison was called "one of the best impersonators of Shakespearean roles of the present school" by the Knoxville Sentinel in 1912.[4] Evison had worked in Ben Greet's company and was influenced by his work.[5][6]
Evison wrote the scenario for the 1917 film Next Door to Nancy.[7] She wrote the story the 1918 film The Mating was based on. Her novel Over the Garden Wall was also adapted to film of the same name.[8][9]
Her book Rainbow Gold was marketed as the story of a girl who brings cheer.[10] Her book Over the Garden Wall was described as a society romance novel.[11]
The Unitarian Register gave Rainbow Gold a favorable writeup as a tried and true type story for girls.[12] The Christian Advocate also gave the charming and happy ending story a write up.[13]
She died in Moorestown, New Jersey on 29 January 1970, aged 93.[1]
↑Dewey, Melvil; Bowker, Richard Rogers; Pylodet, L.; Leypoldt, Frederick; Cutter, Charles Ammi; Weston, Bertine Emma; Brown, Karl; Wessells, Helen E. (May 18, 1920). "Library Journal". R. R. Bowker Company – via Google Books.