Tenniel Evans Tenniel Evans Walter Tenniel Evans (17 May 1926 – 10 June 2009) was a British actor and, latterly, clergyman. Walter Tenniel Evans was born in Nairobi, Kenya. His middle name derived from the illustrator Sir John Tenniel, a distant relation. His daughter, Serena Evans, is an actress, and his son, Matthew, is a television director. Tenniel Evans was a direct descendent of Isaac Evans, brother of George Eliot (born as Mary Ann Evans). Educated at Christ's Hospital, the University of St Andrews and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Evans is best known for his long-running role as Leading Seaman
Mary G. Evans Mary G. Evans Mary G. Evans (January 13, 1891 – April 12, 1966) was an American Christian minister. Evans is most known for serving as the pastor of Chicago's Cosmopolitan Community Church for thirty four years, from 1932 until her death in 1966. Evans was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wilberforce University. Evans was born in Washington, D. C. Orphaned at an early age, she was raised by an aunt and uncle and educated in Chicago at Wendell Phillips High School. At age 14, Evans was licensed to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal