Fay helmet
Fay Helm (born April 9, 1909 in Bakersfield , California , USA - † September 27, 2003 in Santa Monica , California) was an American actress .
life and work
Fay Helm began her acting career in small theaters such as the Bakersfield Community Theater and the Portland Civic Theater . In the 1930s she came to Hollywood, where she appeared in films such as Blind Fury , San Francisco , Victim of a Great Love , Miss Kitty , Blossoms in the Dust, and Polonaise . She was only seen in supporting roles, often uncredited , but sometimes also in more important roles, such as the first victim in Der Wolfsmensch or the title character in Witness wanted . She also played Mrs. Fuddle in four films in the Blondie series, namely Blondie , Blondie Brings Up Baby , Blondie on a Budget and Blondie Has Servant Trouble . In 1946 she retired from the film business.
After two short marriages with lawyers in the early 1940s, she married a dental surgeon , with whom she remained married until his death in 1957. Fay Helm died of pneumonia in 2003 . She is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City .
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: Blind rage
- 1936: San Francisco
- 1937: Song of the City
- 1938: Racket Busters
- 1938: In the Name of the Law (I Am the Law)
- 1938: Blondie
- 1939: Sergeant Madden
- 1939: Victim of a great love (Dark Victory)
- 1939: Our Leading Citizen
- 1939: Back in Hollywood (Hollywood Cavalcade)
- 1939: Blondie Brings Up Baby
- 1939: A Child Is Born
- 1939: The Light That Failed
- 1940: Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- 1940: Parole Fixer
- 1940: Blondie on a Budget
- 1940: Women Without Names
- 1940: Dr. Kildare: On a Knife's Edge (Dr. Kildare's Strange Case)
- 1940: Blondie Has Servant Trouble
- 1940: Miss Kitty (Kitty Foyle)
- 1941: From City to City (The Wagons Roll at Night)
- 1941: The Dollar Rain (Million Dollar Baby)
- 1941: The Magic of Music (The Hard-Boiled Canary)
- 1941: Blossoms in the Dust (Blossoms in the Dust)
- 1941: Two in a Taxi
- 1941: The Wolf Man (The Wolf Man)
- 1942: Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
- 1943: The Crystal Ball
- 1943: Captive Wild Woman
- 1943: Hers to Hold
- 1943: Calling Dr. Death
- 1943: Moonlight in Vermont
- 1944: Witness wanted (Phantom Lady)
- 1944: A Woman's Dreams (Lady in the Dark)
- 1944: Mademoiselle Fifi
- 1944: One Body Too Many
- 1945: Polonaise (A Song to Remember)
- 1945: Son of Lassie
- 1945: The Falcon in San Francisco
- 1945: Dangerous Intruder
- 1946: Sister Kenny (Sister Kenny)
- 1946: The Locket
- 1946: That Brennan Girl
Web links
- Fay Helm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fay Helm at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Quality Street" Leading Lady Has Difficult Role . In: The Bakersfield Californian . May 25, 1932, ISSN 0276-5837 , OCLC 44342451 , p. 5 (English, clipping from Newspapers.com [accessed June 14, 2020]).
- ↑ Hal Erickson : Fay Helm. In: Allmovie . Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English).
- ^ A b Scott Wilson: Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons . 3. Edition. McFarland, Jefferson 2016, ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4 , pp. 331–332 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed June 14, 2020] entry 5745).
- ^ Fay Helm in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helmet, Fay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bakersfield , California , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2003 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California , USA |