![]() ![]() During her time at 20th Century Fox, the studio promoted her as the unmarried supporter of her teenage "brother" Tommy (actually her son Tom Fox, Jr.), a deception that continued through her divorce from Butts in 1946 and her development as a cowgirl co-star to Roy Rogers at Republic Studios. Throughout this early period, Evans went through two additional failed marriages, first with August Wayne Johns from 1929 to 1935 then with accompanist and arranger Robert Dale Butts from 1937 to 1946. ![]() She gained exposure on radio as the featured singer for a time on the Edgar Bergen/ Charlie McCarthy show. After beginning her career singing at the radio station where she was employed as a secretary, Evans had a productive career as a jazz, swing, and big band singer that led to a screen test and contract with 20th Century Fox studios. ![]()
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