Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes | |
---|---|
Born | Helen Hayes Brown October 10, 1900 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | March 17, 1993 Nyack, New York, U.S. | (aged 92)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1905–1987 |
Spouse | |
Children | Mary MacArthur James MacArthur |
Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993)[1] was an American actress whose career spanned 82 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT). She was also the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986.[2] In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
The annual
Early life
Helen Hayes Brown was born in Washington, D.C., on October 10, 1900. Her mother, Catherine Estelle "Essie" (née Hayes), was an aspiring actress who worked in touring companies.[4][5] Her father, Francis van Arnum Brown, worked at a number of jobs, including as a clerk at the Washington Patent Office and as a manager and salesman for a wholesale butcher.[5][6] Hayes's Catholic maternal grandparents emigrated from Ireland during the Great Famine.[7] Hayes attended Dominican Academy's prestigious primary school, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, from 1910 to 1912, appearing there in The Old Dutch, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and other performances. She attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart Convent in Washington and graduated in 1917.[8]
Career
Hayes began a stage career as a five-year-old singer at Washington's Belasco Theatre, on Lafayette Square, across from the White House.[9] By age 10, she had made a short film, Jean and the Calico Doll (1910).
Her sound film debut was The Sin of Madelon Claudet, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She followed that with starring roles in Arrowsmith (with Ronald Colman); A Farewell to Arms (with Gary Cooper); The White Sister (opposite Clark Gable); Another Language (opposite Robert Montgomery); What Every Woman Knows (a reprise of her Broadway hit); and Vanessa: Her Love Story also with Robert Montgomery. But Hayes did not prefer film to the stage.
Hayes eventually returned to Broadway in 1935, where for three years she played the title role in
In 1951, she was involved in the Broadway revival of
In 1955, the
Hayes, who spoke with her good friend Anita Loos almost daily on the phone, told her, "I used to think New York was the most enthralling place in the world. I'll bet it still is and if I were free next summer, I would prove it." With that, she convinced Loos to embark on an exploration of all five boroughs of New York. They visited and explored the city; Bellevue Hospital at night, a tugboat hauling garbage out to sea, parties, libraries, and Puerto Rican markets. They spoke to everyday people to see how they lived their lives and what made the city tick. The result of this collaborative effort was the book Twice Over Lightly, published in 1972.
It is unclear when or by whom Hayes was called the "First Lady of the Theatre". Her friend, actress Katharine Cornell, also held that title, and each thought the other deserved it.[11][12] One critic said Cornell played every queen as though she were a woman, whereas Hayes played every woman as though she were a queen.[11]
Hayes was also recognized with additional awards during her career. In January 1968, Philadelphia Art Alliance president Raymond S. Green presented her with the alliance's Award of Merit "in recognition of outstanding creative work of high artistic merit." She had been chosen unanimously by the alliance's drama committee and board of directors, according to alliance executive director James Kirk Merrick who noted, "This award isn't given every year.... It is only presented when we feel someone is deserving. I don't think there can be any question as to how we arrived at choosing Miss Hayes."[13]
In 1982, with friend Lady Bird Johnson, she founded the National Wildflower Research Center, now the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, in Austin, Texas. The center protects and preserves North America's native plants and natural landscapes.[14]
The
Personal life
Hayes was a Catholic
Hayes delivered a seconding speech to George H. W. Bush's nomination during the roll call at the 1988 Republican National Convention.[18]
Hayes wrote three memoirs: A Gift of Joy, On Reflection, and My Life in Three Acts. Some of these books' themes include her return to Roman Catholicism (she had been denied communion from the Church for the duration of her marriage to Charles MacArthur, who was a divorced Protestant); and the polio-related death of her 19-year-old daughter, Mary (1930–1949), an aspiring actress. Hayes's adopted son, James MacArthur (1937–2010), had a successful career in acting, including as co-star to Jack Lord in Hawaii Five-O.[19] Hayes guest-starred on Hawaii Five-O in the 1975 episode "Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever". She and her son appeared in The Love Boat episode "No Girls for Doc/Marriage of Convenience/The Caller/The Witness".
Hayes was hospitalized a number of times for asthma, which was aggravated by stage dust, forcing her to retire from theater in 1971, at age 71.[20][1]
Her last Broadway show was a 1970 revival of Harvey, in which she co-starred with James Stewart. Clive Barnes wrote, "She epitomizes flustered charm almost as if it were a style of acting ... She is one of those actors ... where to watch how she is doing something is almost as pleasurable as what she is doing."[21] She spent most of her last years writing and raising money for organizations that fight asthma.
Philanthropy
Hayes was a generous donor of time and money to a number of causes and organizations, including the Riverside Shakespeare Company of New York City. Along with Mildred Natwick, she became a founding member of the company's Board of Advisors in 1981.[10] She was also on the board of directors for the Greater New York Council of the Girl Scouts of the USA during the early 1970s.
In 1982, Hayes dedicated Riverside's
Helen Hayes Hospital
According to her daughter-in-law, HB MacArthur, Hayes took the most pride in her philanthropic work with
Hayes became involved with the hospital in the 1940s and was named to the Board of Visitors in 1944. In 1974, the hospital was renamed in her honor. She served on the Helen Hayes Hospital Board of Visitors for 49 years, until her death in 1993. In that time, she advocated tirelessly for the hospital and successfully led a fight to prevent its relocation to Albany in the 1960s. In the 1970s, she was instrumental in lobbying for funding to transform the hospital into a state-of-the-art facility.
Hayes also contributed her enthusiastic support to hospital events and fund-raising efforts, including handing out diplomas to the children upon graduation when the hospital was still a pediatric care facility. She also faithfully attended the hospital's annual Classic Race, leading it in a classic car, handing out awards to runners, hand cyclists, and wheelchair racers, and offering the use of her home, Pretty Penny, for a dinner to launch the hospital's endowment fund.[24]
Death
Hayes died on March 17, 1993, of
Acting credits
Theatre
Year | Production[27] | Role[27][28] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1905 | Miss Hawke's May Ball | Irish Dancer | |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Peaseblossom | Revival | |
1908 | Babe in the Woods | Boy babe | |
1909 | Jack the Giant Killer | Gibson Girl, Nell Brinkley, Girl impersonators | |
A Royal Family | Prince Charles Ferdinand | Revival | |
Children's Dancing Kermess | Impersonation of "The Nell Brinkley Girl" | ||
The Prince Chap | Claudia, Age 5 | ||
A Poor Relation | Patch | ||
1910 | Old Dutch | Little Mime | |
The Summer Widowers | Pacyche Finnegan, Pinkie's playmate | ||
1911 | The Barrier | Molly, an Alaskan Child | |
Little Lord Fauntleroy | Cedric Errol | Revival | |
The Never Homes | Fannie Hicks, Another Near Orphan | ||
The Seven Sisters | Klara, the Youngest Daughter | Revival | |
Mary Jane's Pa | Revival | ||
1912 | The June Bride | The Holder's Child | |
1913 | Flood Victim's Benefit | ||
The Girl with Green Eyes | Susie, the Flower Girl | ||
His House in Order | Derek Jesson, his son | Revival | |
A Royal Family | Prince Charles Ferdinand | Revival | |
The Prince Chap | Revival | ||
The Prince and the Pauper | Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales
|
||
1914 | The Prodigal Husband | Young Simone | |
1916 | The Dummy | Beryl Meredith, the Kidnapper's Hostage | |
On Trial | His Daughter, Doris Strickland | ||
1917 | It Pays to Advertise | Marie, Maid at the Martins | Revival |
Romance | Suzette | ||
Just a Woman | Hired girl | Revival | |
Mile-a-Minute Kendall | Beth | ||
Rich Man, Poor Man | Linda Hurst | Revival | |
Alma, Where Do You Live? | Germain | Revival | |
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Asia | Revival | |
Within the Law | Revival | ||
Pollyanna | Pollyanna Whittier, The Glad Girl | Revival | |
1918 | Penrod | ||
Dear Brutus | Margaret, his daughter | ||
1919 | On the Hiring Line | Dorothy Fessenden, his daughter | |
Clarence | Cora Wheeler | ||
The Golden Age | |||
1920 | Bab | Bab | |
1921 | The Wren | Seeby Olds | |
The Golden Days | Mary Ann | ||
1922 | To the Ladies | Elsie Beebe | |
No Siree!: An Anonymous Entertainment by the Vicious Circus of the Hotel Algonquin |
|||
1923 | Loney Lee | Loney Lee | |
1924 | We Moderns | Mary Sundale, their Daughter | |
The Dragon | |||
She Stoops to Conquer | Constance Neville | Revival | |
Dancing Mothers | Catherine (Kittens) Westcourt | ||
Quarantine | Dinah Partlett | ||
1925 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | Revival |
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Maria | ||
Young Blood | Georgia Bissell | ||
1926 | What Every Woman Knows | Maggie Wylie | Revival |
1927 | Coquette | Norma Besant | |
1928 | Coquette | Norma Besant | London version |
1930 | Mr. Gilhooley | A girl | |
Petticoat Influence | Peggy Chalfont | ||
1931 | The Good Fairy | Lu | |
1933 | Mary of Scotland | Mary Stuart | |
1935 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | Revival |
Victoria Regina | Victoria | ||
1934 | What Every Woman Knows | Revival | |
1936 | Victoria Regina | Victoria | Revival |
1938 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | Revival |
Victoria Regina | Victoria | Revival | |
1939 | Ladies and Gentlemen | Miss Terry Scott | |
1940 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Revival |
1941 | Candle in the Wind | Madeline Guest | |
1943 | Harriet | Harriet Beecher Stowe | |
1944 | Harriet | Harriet Beecher Stowe | Revival |
1947 | Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire | Mrs. Alice Grey | |
Happy Birthday | Addie | ||
1948 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Revival |
1949 | Good Housekeeping | ||
1950 | The Wisteria Trees | Lucy Andree Ransdell | |
1952 | Mrs. McThing | Mrs. Howard V. Larue III | |
1955 | Gentleman, The Queens | Catherine, Lady Macbeth, Mary and Queen Victoria | |
The Skin of Our Teeth | Mrs. Antrobus | Revival | |
1956 | Lovers, Villains and Fools | Narrator, Puck, and the Chorus from Henry V | |
The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Revival | |
1958 | Time Remembered | The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc | revival |
1958 | An Adventure | Lulu Spencer | |
Mid-Summer | Rose, the Maid | Revival | |
A Touch of the Poet | Nora Melody | ||
1960 | The Cherry Orchard | Lyuboff Ranevskaya | Revival |
The Chalk Garden | Mrs. St. Maugham | Revival | |
1962 | Shakespeare Revisited: A Program for Two Players | ||
1964 | Good Morning Miss Dove | Miss Lucerna Dove | |
The White House | |||
1965 | Helen Hayes' Tour of the Far East | ||
1966 | The Circle | Revival | |
The School for Scandal | Mrs. Candour | Revival | |
Right You Are If You Think You Are | Signora Frola | Revival | |
We Comrades Three | Mother | ||
You Can't Take It with You | Olga | Revival | |
1967 | The Show-Off | Mrs. Fisher | |
1968 | The Show-Off | Mrs. Fisher | return engagement (revival) |
1969 | The Front Page | Mrs. Grant | Revival |
1970 | Harvey | Veta Louise Simmons | (Revival) |
1971 | Long Day's Journey Into Night
|
Mary Cavan Tyrone | Revival |
1980 |
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | Jean and the Calico Doll and one subsequent Vitagraph film | Juvenile lead | [29][30] |
1917 | The Weavers of Life | Peggy | |
1928 | The Dancing Town | Olive Pepperall | Short subject |
1931 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Madelon Claudet | Academy Award for Best Actress Volpi Cup for Best Actress |
Arrowsmith | Leora Arrowsmith | ||
1932 | A Farewell to Arms | Catherine Barkley | |
The Son-Daughter | Lian Wha 'Star Blossom' | ||
1933 | The White Sister | Angela Chiaromonte | |
Another Language | Stella 'Stell' Hallam | ||
Night Flight | Madame Fabian | ||
1934 | Crime Without Passion | Extra in hotel lobby | Uncredited |
This Side of Heaven | Actress on screen in theatre | Uncredited | |
What Every Woman Knows | Maggie Wylie | ||
1935 | Vanessa: Her Love Story | Vanessa Paris | |
1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Herself, uncredited | Short subject |
1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Herself | |
1952 | My Son John | Lucille Jefferson | |
1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Herself | |
1956 | Anastasia | Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna | Nomination- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama |
1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Tourist | Uncredited |
1961 | The Challenge of Ideas | Narrator | Short subject |
1970 | Airport | Ada Quonsett | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Mrs. Steinmetz | Nomination - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Hettie | |
1977 | Candleshoe | Lady Gwendolyn St. Edmund | |
1987 | Divine Mercy: No Escape | Narrator | Final film role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | |||
Prudential Family Playhouse | Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Gwenny Bean | The Late Christopher Bean | |
1951 | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots | Mary of Scotland | |
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Honora Canderay | Dark Fleece | |
The Lucky Touch | |||
Not a Chance | |||
Robert Montgomery Presents | Queen Victoria | Victoria Regina | |
1952 | Omnibus | The Twelve Pound Look | |
1953 | Mrs. Kirby | The Happy Journey | |
Mom | Mom and Leo | ||
Medallion Theatre | Harriet Beecher Stowe | "Battle Hymn" | |
1954 | The United States Steel Hour | Mrs. Austin | Welcome Home |
The Best of Broadway | Fanny Cavendish | The Royal Family | |
The Motorola Television Hour | Frances Parry | Side by Side | |
1955 | Producers' Showcase | Margaret Antrobus | The Skin of Our Teeth |
The Best of Broadway | Abby Brewster | Arsenic and Old Lace | |
1956 | Omnibus | Mrs. Dearth | Dear Brutus |
Bessie Arlington | Episode: "The Christmas Tie" | ||
1957 | The Alcoa Hour | Mrs. Gilling | Episode: "Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper" |
Playhouse 90 | Sister Theresa | Four Women in Black | |
1958 | Omnibus | Mrs. Howard V. Larue III | Episode: "Mrs. McThing" |
The United States Steel Hour | Mother Seraphim | Episode: "One Red Rose for Christmas" | |
1959 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Essie Miller | Ah, Wilderness! |
Play of the Week | Madame Ranevskaya | The Cherry Orchard | |
1960 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Baroness Nadedja von Meck | The Music of Romance |
Play of the Week | Mother Hildebrand | The Velvet Glove | |
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Letitia Van Gorder | The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood | |
1963 | The Christophers | What One Bootmaker Did | |
1967 | Tarzan | Mrs. Wilson | The Pride of the Lioness |
1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Abby Brewster | TV movie |
1970 | The Front Page | Narrator (voice) | TV movie |
1971 | Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate | Sophie Tate Curtis | TV movie |
1972 | Harvey | Veta Louise Simmons | TV movie |
Here's Lucy | Mrs. Kathleen Brady | Episode: "Lucy and the Little Old Lady" | |
Ghost Story | Miss Gilden | Episode: "Alter-Ego" | |
1973–1974 | The Snoop Sisters | Ernesta Snoop | TV series (5 episodes) |
1975 | Hawaii Five-O | Clara Williams | Episode: "Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever" |
1976 | The Moneychangers | Dr. McCartney | TV miniseries |
Victory at Entebbe | Etta Grossman-Wise | TV movie | |
1978 | A Family Upside Down | Emma Long | TV movie |
1980 | The Love Boat | Agatha Winslow | Episode: No Girls for Doc/Marriage of Convenience/The Caller/The Witness" |
1982 | Love, Sidney | Mrs. Clovis | Episode: "Pro and Cons" |
Murder Is Easy | Lavinia Fullerton | TV movie | |
1983 | A Caribbean Mystery | Miss Jane Marple | TV movie |
1984 | Highway to Heaven | Estelle Wicks | Episode: Highway to Heaven: Part 1 & 2" |
1985 | Murder with Mirrors | Miss Jane Marple | TV movie |
Awards and honors
In 1972, she received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[47][48] The following year, in 1973, Hayes was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[49] In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Hayes's name and picture.[50] In 1983, Hayes received the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.[51] In 1979, she received the Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame.
See also
- List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
- List of actors with Academy Award nominations
- List of people from Morelos, Mexico
References
- ^ a b Helen Hayes at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Reagan, Ronald."Ronald Reagan: Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom – May 12, 1986" presidency.ucsb.edu, May 12, 1986, accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ "Helen Hayes: A Remembrance – Washington Theatre Guide – TheatreWashington – Helen Hayes Awards". Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Official Website of Helen Hayes: Biography" Helen Hayes.com, accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ a b "Biography of Helen Hayes" Archived April 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Kennedy-Center.org, accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ "The Theatre: Helen Millennial" Time, December 30, 1935.
- ^ Rice, Jean (March 18, 1993). "Helen Hayes, Flower of the Stage, Dies at 92". The New York Times.
- ^ "Helen Hayes" biography.yourdictionary.com, accessed August 27, 2011
- ISBN 1-933102-70-5, p. 166
- ^ a b O'Haire, Patricia. "Dickens lends the Bard a Hand", The New York Daily News, September 13, 1982
- ^ a b Mosel, p. unknown
- ^ "The Theatre: Great Katharine". Time, April 3, 1939.
- ^ Cooney, John. "People Wait in Line to Greet Helen Hayes At Art Alliance Fete." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 1968, p. 11 (subscription required).
- ^ "About Us, History" Wildflower.org, accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ "Members of the American Theater Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ Hayes, Helen. My Life in Three Acts. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: San Diego, CA, 1990, p. unknown
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Helen Hayes Is Remembered in Church She Loved", The New York Times, March 21, 1993, p. 45
- ^ Saker, Anne (August 18, 1988). "Taking the time for a foregone conclusion – UPI Archives". United Press International. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Jones, Kenneth (October 28, 2010). "Actor James MacArthur, Son of American Theatre Royalty, Dies at Age 72". Playbill. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Ruth Nathan. "Helen Hayes Discovers She's Allergic to Dust", Boca Raton News, November 23, 1980
- ^ Barnes, Clive. "Stage:Unseen White Rabbit Returns:James Stewart Stars in Phoenix's 'Harvey'", The New York Times, February 25, 1970, p. 41
- ^ Brochure of the Riverside Shakespeare Company, 1982, p. 3.
- ^ Tomasson, Robert E. "Helping Those Who Help;Scrooge's Return", The New York Times, November 24, 1985, p. 78
- ^ a b "Pretty Penny to host Helen Hayes Hospital fundraiser – Lohud Rockland Blog". Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ^ Pace, Eric."Helen Hayes, Flower of the Stage, Dies at 92". The New York Times (requires registration), March 18, 1993
- ^ "Helen Hayes Postage Stamp" Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine beyondtheperf.com, April 25, 2011, accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ a b "Helen Hayes Credits, Broadway" Internet Broadway Database, accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ "About Helen Hayes – Theater (Official site)" Archived December 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Helen Hayes.com, accessed August 27, 2011
- ISBN 978-0-313-27793-1.
- ^ "Miss Hayes and Films". The New York Times. March 15, 1931. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ "5th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. October 9, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "43rd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. October 4, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "14th Golden Globe Awards". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "32nd Golden Globe Awards". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "19th Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "22nd Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "5th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "6th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "7th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "10th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "11th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "24th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "26th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "28th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "30th Primetime Emmy Awards". Primetime Emmy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Helen Hayes – Performer". Playbill. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Photo of Helen Hayes, Lowell Thomas, and Leon Jaworski at the 1974 Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo of Helen Hayes presenting the Golden Plate Award to Jimmy Stewart". American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Hayes, Helen". National Women's Hall of Fame.
- ^ Wulf, Steve (March 23, 2015). "Supersisters: Original Roster". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Jefferson Awards FoundationNational – Jefferson Awards Foundation". Jefferson Awards Foundation. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
Bibliography
- Mosel, Tad and Macy, Gertrude. Leading Lady: The World and Theatre of Katharine Cornell(1978), Little, Brown & Co, Boston, ISBN 0-316-58537-8
- Murphy, Donn B. and Moore, Stephen. Helen Hayes; A Bio-Bibliography (1993)
- Kennedy, Harold J. No Pickle, No Performance. An Irreverent Theatrical Excursion from Tallulah to Travolta, Doubleday & Co. (1978)
External links
- Helen Hayes at IMDb
- Helen Hayes at the Internet Broadway Database
- Helen Hayes at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Official site
- Tribute site
- Helen Hayes papers, 1817–1963 (bulk dates 1905–1963), held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- American Masters (PBS)
- The Helen Hayes Awards
- Photographs of Helen Hayes
- Lifetime Honors – National Medal of Arts
- Helen Hayes Hospital
- Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation