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'''Helen Jerome Eddy''' (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a [[motion picture]] actress from [[New York, New York]]. She was noted as a [[character actress]] who played genteel heroines in films such as ''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'' (1917).<ref name=obit/>
'''Helen Jerome Eddy''' (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a movie actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'' (1917).<ref name="obit">{{cite news|date=February 2, 1990|title=Helen Jerome Eddy, Actress, 92|newspaper=New York Times|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/02/obituaries/helen-jerome-eddy-actress-92.html|access-date=2011-11-08|quote=Helen Jerome Eddy, an actress known for her portrayals of genteel heroines in films like the 1916 version of ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,'' died of heart failure on Jan. 27 at the Episcopal Home. She was 92 years old. ...}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Early years==
Eddy was born on February 25, 1897, and was raised in [[Los Angeles, California]]. As a youth, she acted in productions put on by the [[Pasadena Playhouse]]. She became interested in films through the studio of [[Siegmund Lubin]], which was based in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. In her youth they opened a [[backlot]] in her Los Angeles neighborhood. Eddy died of heart failure on January 27, 1990, in [[Alhambra, California]], at the age of 92.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Helen Jerome Eddy, Actress, 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/02/obituaries/helen-jerome-eddy-actress-92.html |quote=Helen Jerome Eddy, an actress known for her portrayals of genteel heroines in films like the 1916 version of ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,'' died of heart failure on Jan. 27 at the Episcopal Home. She was 92 years old. ... |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=February 2, 1990 |access-date=2011-11-08 }}</ref>
Eddy was born in New York City on February 25, 1897,<ref name="sp">{{cite book |title=Stars of the Photoplay |date=1924 |publisher=Photoplay magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=urg2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Helen+Jerome+Eddy%22&pg=RA2-PP8 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and was raised in Los Angeles. As a youth, she acted in productions put on by the [[Pasadena Playhouse]]. She became interested in films through the studio of [[Siegmund Lubin]], which was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In her youth, they opened a [[backlot]] in her Los Angeles neighborhood.<ref name="obit" />


==Career==
==Career==
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[[File:The Turn in The Road.jpg|thumb|''The Turn in The Road'' (1919)]]
[[File:Helen Jerome Eddy, in "The Flirt" (Mar 1923).png|thumb|left|''The Flirt'' (1923)]]
[[File:Helen Jerome Eddy, in "The Flirt" (Mar 1923).png|thumb|left|''The Flirt'' (1923)]]
Lubin's studio rejected a scenario that Eddy wrote at age 17, "but decided to capitalize on her face",<ref name="sp" /> using her in [[Femme fatale|vamp]] roles in "lurid melodramas".<ref name="sp" />
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Eddy's first movie was ''The Discontented Man'' (1915). Soon after, she left Lubin and joined [[Paramount Pictures]]. At this time she began to play the roles for which she is best remembered. Other films in which the actress participated include ''The March Hare'' (1921), ''[[The Dark Angel (1925 film)|The Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Camille (1927 film)|Camille]]'', ''[[Quality Street (1927 film)|Quality Street]]'', ''[[The Divine Lady]]'' (1929) and the first ''[[Our Gang]]'' talkie ''[[Small Talk (1929 film)|Small Talk]]'' (1929).<ref name=obit/>


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Eddy's first movie was ''The Discontented Man'' (1915). Soon after, she left Lubin and joined [[Paramount Pictures]]. At this time, she began to play the roles for which she is best remembered. Other films in which the actress participated include ''The March Hare'' (1921), ''[[The Dark Angel (1925 film)|The Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Camille (1927 film)|Camille]]'', ''[[Quality Street (1927 film)|Quality Street]]'', ''[[The Divine Lady]]'' (1929) and the first ''[[Our Gang]]'' talkie ''[[Small Talk (1929 film)|Small Talk]]'' (1929).<ref name="obit" />
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She made ''[[Girls Demand Excitement]]'' in 1931 and her final film, ''[[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]]'', in 1947.<ref name=obit/> Even as a seasoned performer in the late 1920s it was remarked that Eddy looked "astonishingly young in appearance to have been in pictures for so many years".{{Citation needed |date=September 2020}}

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She made ''[[Girls Demand Excitement]]'' in 1931 and ''[[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]]'', her final film, in 1947.<ref name=obit/>

Eddy thrived on playing varied characters and said "Italian women, French, Turkish, girls of the Bowery, kitchenmaids — they're all in the day's work".<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Eddy glad she isn't a pink and white 'cutie' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77752322/helen-jerome-eddy/ |access-date=May 15, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=May 4, 1918 |page=10|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Dissatisfaction with her salary led Eddy to retire from her film career.<ref name=":0" />

== Later years and death ==
After she retired from films, Eddy worked in real estate in Pasadena. She acted in some local productions, including playing religious characters in plays at the Pilgrimage Theater in Hollywood Hills.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Helen Jerome Eddy: Silent Screen Actress Played High-Class Heroines |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77752859/helen-jerome-eddy/ |access-date=May 15, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 31, 1990 |page=A 18|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Eddy died of heart failure on January 27, 1990, at the Episcopal Home in Alhambra, California at age 92.<ref name="obit" />


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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[[File:The Turn in The Road.jpg|thumb|''The Turn in The Road'' (1919)]]
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* ''[[The Gentleman from Indiana]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Gentleman from Indiana]]'' (1915)
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* ''[[The Trembling Hour]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Trembling Hour]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Turn in the Road]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Turn in the Road]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Boomerang (film)|The Boomerang]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Boomerang (1919 film)|The Boomerang]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Man Beneath]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Man Beneath]]'' (1919)
* ''[[A Very Good Young Man]]'' (1919)
* ''[[A Very Good Young Man]]'' (1919)
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* ''[[The County Fair (1920 film)|The County Fair]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The County Fair (1920 film)|The County Fair]]'' (1920)
* ''[[A City Sparrow]]'' (1920)
* ''[[A City Sparrow]]'' (1920)
* ''[[A Light Woman (1920 film)|A Light Woman]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Miss Hobbs]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Miss Hobbs]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The House of Toys]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The House of Toys]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Forbidden Thing]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Forbidden Thing]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Ten Dollar Raise]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Ten Dollar Raise]]'' (1921)
* ''[[One Man in a Million]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The First Born (1921 film)|The First Born]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The First Born (1921 film)|The First Born]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The March Hare (1921 film)|The March Hare]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The March Hare (1921 film)|The March Hare]]'' (1921)
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* ''[[Night Flight (1933 film)|Night Flight]]'' (1933) as Worried Mother
* ''[[Night Flight (1933 film)|Night Flight]]'' (1933) as Worried Mother
* ''[[Riptide (1934 film)|Riptide]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Riptide (1934 film)|Riptide]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Unknown Blonde]]'' (1934)
* ''[[A Girl of the Limberlost (1934 film)|A Girl of the Limberlost]]'' (1934)
* ''[[A Girl of the Limberlost (1934 film)|A Girl of the Limberlost]]'' (1934)
* ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1935 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1935)
* ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1935 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1935)
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 20 February 2024

Helen Jerome Eddy
Eddy in 1920
Born(1897-02-25)February 25, 1897
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 1990(1990-01-27) (aged 92)
Alhambra, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1915–1947

Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a movie actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917).[1]

Early years[edit]

Eddy was born in New York City on February 25, 1897,[2] and was raised in Los Angeles. As a youth, she acted in productions put on by the Pasadena Playhouse. She became interested in films through the studio of Siegmund Lubin, which was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In her youth, they opened a backlot in her Los Angeles neighborhood.[1]

Career[edit]

The Flirt (1923)

Lubin's studio rejected a scenario that Eddy wrote at age 17, "but decided to capitalize on her face",[2] using her in vamp roles in "lurid melodramas".[2]

Eddy's first movie was The Discontented Man (1915). Soon after, she left Lubin and joined Paramount Pictures. At this time, she began to play the roles for which she is best remembered. Other films in which the actress participated include The March Hare (1921), The Dark Angel, Camille, Quality Street, The Divine Lady (1929) and the first Our Gang talkie Small Talk (1929).[1]

She made Girls Demand Excitement in 1931 and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, her final film, in 1947.[1]

Eddy thrived on playing varied characters and said "Italian women, French, Turkish, girls of the Bowery, kitchenmaids — they're all in the day's work".[3]

Dissatisfaction with her salary led Eddy to retire from her film career.[4]

Later years and death[edit]

After she retired from films, Eddy worked in real estate in Pasadena. She acted in some local productions, including playing religious characters in plays at the Pilgrimage Theater in Hollywood Hills.[4]

Eddy died of heart failure on January 27, 1990, at the Episcopal Home in Alhambra, California at age 92.[1]

Partial filmography[edit]

The Turn in The Road (1919)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Helen Jerome Eddy, Actress, 92". New York Times. Associated Press. February 2, 1990. Retrieved 2011-11-08. Helen Jerome Eddy, an actress known for her portrayals of genteel heroines in films like the 1916 version of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, died of heart failure on Jan. 27 at the Episcopal Home. She was 92 years old. ...
  2. ^ a b c Stars of the Photoplay. Photoplay magazine. 1924. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Miss Eddy glad she isn't a pink and white 'cutie'". Los Angeles Evening Express. May 4, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Helen Jerome Eddy: Silent Screen Actress Played High-Class Heroines". The Los Angeles Times. January 31, 1990. p. A 18. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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