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Helen Ferguson

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
50

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 23, 1901 (124 years old)

Place of Birth
Decatur, Illinois, USA

Helen Ferguson

Biography

From Wikipedia

Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.

Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field. It is thought she made her debut in films in 1914, although her first recorded credits are in 1917. She soon starred in roles for Fox Film Corporation by 1920, which is when her career really took off with films such as Hungry Hearts (1922) for Samuel Goldwyn. She was cast mostly in westerns, comedies, and serials. She was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922.

She married actor William Russell in 1925, but he died in 1929. The following year, she married wealthy banker Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though she only received minimal success in this medium.

In 1933, she left acting altogether to focus on publicity work, a job she became very successful in and which made her a major power in Hollywood, because she was representing such big name stars as Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Taylor, among others. Ferguson represented actress Loretta Young for more than nineteen years. She kept reporters from needlessly disturbing Young and was considered one of the foremost "suppress agents" in Hollywood.

In 1941, her second husband died, and she retired from publicity work in 1967. She died in Clearwater, Florida in 1977, aged 75. She is buried at Forest Lawn Glendale in Glendale, California.

Helen Ferguson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 6153 Hollywood Blvd.

Known For

Acting

1934Kid Millionsas Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1930Scarlet Pagesas Miss Hutchinson
1930Poor Aubreyas Amy Piper
1929Finders Keepersas
1929In Old Californiaas Dolores Radanell
1927Jaws of Steelas Mary Warren
1927Taxi! Taxi!as (uncredited)
1926Casey of the Coast Guardas Doris Warren
1925Spook Ranchas Elvira
1925The Isle of Hopeas Dorothy Duffy
1925The Scarlet Westas Nestina
1925My Neighbor's Wifeas Florence Keaton
1925The Cloud Rideras Zella Wingate
1924Chalk Marksas Virginia Thompson
1924Valley of Hateas Millie Hendricks
1924The Valley of Hateas Millie Hendricks
1924The Right of the Strongestas Mary Elizabeth Dale
1923The Unknown Purpleas Ruth Marsh
1923Double Dealingas The Slavey
1923Within the Lawas Helen Morris
1923Brassas Rosemary Church
1923The Famous Mrs. Fairas Peggy
1922The Flaming Houras Lucille Danby
1922Hungry Heartsas Sara
1922The Crusaderas Mary
1922Roughshodas Betty Lawson
1922According to Hoyleas Doris Mead
1922The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922as Self
1921The Call of the Northas Elodie Albret
1921Miss Lulu Bettas Diana Deacon
1921To a Finishas Doris Lane
1921Straight from the Shoulderas Maggie
1921The Freeze-Outas Zoe Whipple
1921The Right Wayas The Poor Boy's Sweetheart
1920The Mutiny of the Elsinoreas Margaret West
1920Just Palsas Mary
1920The Challenge of the Lawas Madeline Du Barre
1920Going Someas Jean Chapin
1920Shod with Fireas Ann Lytton
1920Burning Daylightas Dora
1919The Gamblersas Catherine Ames
1919The Lost Battalionas The Stenographer
1919The End of the Roadas Maid
1919The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollernsas Amy Gordon
1918Life's Greatest Problemas Miriam Craig
1917The Small Town Guyas Eleanor Ramsdell
1917Gift o' Gabas Peggy Dinsmore
1917Fools For Luckas Brunhilda
1917Filling His Own Shoesas Rosa
1915Temperas

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