Helen Beverley

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Helen Beverley (November 9, 1916 – July 15, 2011) was an American film and stage

Yiddish theater and films.[1]
She was sometimes credited as Helen Beverly.

Early life

Beverley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Anna and Louis Smuckler,[2] both of whom acted in stock theater in Boston.[3] She supplemented the normal education for children by taking classes in drama and by studying dancing with Ruth St. Denis and the Denishawn dancers. She gained early acting experience with the semi-professional Ibsen Players in New York.[4]

Career

Beverley began her career in

Peretz Hirshbein's Green Fields in 1937.[1] Screenwriter Hirshbein adapted the film from his 1916 play of the same name and cast Beverley in the lead role.[1] The National Center of Jewish Cinema has praised Green Fields, saying the film "heralded the Golden Age of Yiddish cinema."[1]

She next starred in The Light Ahead, a 1939 film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and filmed in New Jersey.[1] She also appeared in the 1940 Yiddish film, Overture to Glory about a cantor.[1][5][6] Her sole Broadway role was in Clean Beds in 1939.[6]

Beverley began appearing in mainstream English language Hollywood films during the 1940s.[6] her credits from this period included Black Magic in 1944; The Master Race, a 1944 film about the dangers of Nazi Germany;[1] and Stairway for a Star, a 1947 musical.[6] She continued to appear in smaller film roles during the 1950s, including The Robe as Rebecca and The Shrike in 1955.[1] She appeared in an episode of the television series, The Rifleman, in 1960.[1] Her last film appearance was in the 1961 film Ada.[1][6]

Family

Beverley married actor Lee J. Cobb in 1940. They had two children, son Vincent and daughter, actress Julie Cobb, before their 1952 divorce.[7]

Death

Beverley died at the

Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on July 15, 2011, aged 94.[5] Her interment was at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.[citation needed
]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1937 Green Fields Tzineh - 'Tsine'
1939 The Light Ahead Hodel (the blind)
1940 Overture to Glory Wanda Mirova
1944 Black Magic Norma Duncan / Nancy Wood
1944 The Master Race Mrs. Martha Varin
1947 Stairway for a Star Jane Adams
1953 The Robe Rebecca Uncredited
1954 Playgirl Anne
1955 The Shrike Miss Thatcher Uncredited
1961 Ada Mrs. Stauton Uncredited

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Actress Helen Beverley dies at 94". Variety. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. ISBN 9780810887725
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  3. Newspapers.com
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  5. ^ a b "Passings: Joe Lee Wilson, Helen Beverley, Martin Weinberger, Jolene Combs". Los Angeles Times. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  6. ^
    Playbill.com. Archived from the original
    on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  7. Biography.com. Archived from the original
    on May 21, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

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