Before accepting her career-making position at Screenland, Evans worked for Photoplay Magazine for six years.

Evans first started working for Screenland Magazine in October 1924 where she wrote reviews for various iconic films of that time.

Nine years later in 1938, her success and ambitious attitude lead her to her own radio program, Food Secrets of the Movie Stars.

[1] Delight Evans was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Fulton Street in 1902 to Mr and Mrs. Joe O.

At the age of 13, Evans entered the "Beauty and Brains" contest put on by Photoplay magazine in hopes of becoming a film actress.

The magazine bought her story and contacted her, inviting her to visit the editor of Photoplay in Chicago.

[2] Evans wrote reviews for various types of entertainment such as screenplays like the 1926 comedy, Kiki starring Norma Talmadge.

Actors such as Mary Pickford and The Gish Girls and famous directors such as D.W. Griffith were good friends of Evans.

In 1938, Evans used her knowledge and experience she gained through celebrity interviews on her own radio program called "Food Secrets of the Movie Stars".