Trivia

Sister of Jane Novak

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.

She appeared in 17 films in 1918, and another eight in 1919.

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.

Novak began her acting career in 1917 in L-KO's Roped into Scandal, followed by another seven films that same year.

Novak was interested in stunt performing herself, having been taught by Tom Mix to perform many of her own stunts.

She was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era.

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.

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.