Helen Vinson
Helen Vinson | |
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Born | Helen Rulfs September 17, 1907 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
Died | October 7, 1999 | (aged 92)
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1932–1945 |
Spouses | Harry Vickerman
(m. 1925; div. 1934)Donald Hardenbrook
(m. 1946; died 1976) |
Helen Vinson (born Helen Rulfs,[1] September 17, 1907 – October 7, 1999)[2] was an American film actress who appeared in 40 films between 1932 and 1945.
Early life
Vinson was born in
Theater
In Austin, she met March Culmore, director of the Little Theater in
Film career
Vinson's
Vinson's film career ended in 1945. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.
Private life and death
Vinson married Harry Nelson Vickerman, a carpet manufacturer, in Houston, Texas, in May 1925. They divorced on February 7, 1934.[6]
In 1935, she married Fred Perry, a British tennis champion. They lived in England before moving to Hollywood. They divorced in 1938, after which she married Donald Hardenbrook, a "wealthy New York socialite".[1]
Away from film-making and following her retirement, Vinson made frequent trips to New York City to see Broadway shows, visited friends in her home state of Texas, and enjoyed the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. She loved horses and had a private mount named Arrabella.
Helen Vinson died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1999, aged 92.[1]
Filmography
- Jewel Robbery (1932) – Marianne
- Two Against the World (1932) – Corinne Walton
- The Crash (1932) – Esther Parrish (uncredited)
- They Call It Sin (1932) – Enid Hollister
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) – Helen
- Lawyer Man (1932) – Barbara Bentley
- Second Hand Wife (1933) – Betty Cavendish
- Grand Slam (1933) – Lola Starr
- The Little Giant (1933) – Polly Cass
- Midnight Club (1933) – Iris Whitney
- The Power and the Glory (1933) – Eve Borden
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933) – Doris Delafield
- As Husbands Go (1934) – Lucille Lingard
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) – Laura Shadwell
- Let's Try Again (1934) – Ann (Credits) / Nan Blake
- Gift of Gab (1934) – Nurse
- The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) – Janet Grayson
- Broadway Bill (1934) – Margaret
- A Notorious Gentleman (1935) – Nina Thorne
- The Wedding Night (1935) – Dora Barrett
- Private Worlds (1935) – Claire Monet
- Age of Indiscretion (1935) – Eve Lenhart
- The Tunnel (1935) – Varlia Lloyd
- King of the Damned (1935) – Anna Courvin
- Love in Exile (1936) – Countess Xandra St. Aurion
- Reunion (1936) – Gloria Sheridan
- Vogues of 1938(1937) – Mary Curson
- Live, Love and Learn (1937) – Lily Chalmers
- In Name Only (1939) – Suzanne
- Married and in Love (1940) – Doris Wilding
- Curtain Call (1940) – Charlotte Morley
- Enemy Agent (1940) – Irene Hunter
- Beyond Tomorrow (1940) – Arlene Terry
- Torrid Zone (1940) – Gloria Anderson
- Bowery Boy (1940) – Peggy Winters
- Nothing But the Truth(1941) – Linda Graham
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944) – Glory Marlow Jr.
- The Lady and the Monster (1944) – Chloe Donovan
- Are These Our Parents?(1944) – Myra Salisbury
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) – Helena Draque (final film role)
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-0919-8. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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- ^ "Helen Vinson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- Newspapers.com.
- "Close-Up of a Real Trooper". Oakland Tribune. March 17, 1935. p. 70.
- "For Women Only". Port Arthur News. November 26, 1939. p. 47.
External links
- Helen Vinson at IMDb
- Helen Vinson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Helen Vinson and Fred Perry New York Public Library Digital Gallery image (1935)
- Helen Vinson at Find a Grave
- Helen Vinson at Virtual History