Fay Helm | |
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Born |
Bakersfield, California, U.S. | April 9, 1909
Died | September 27, 2003
Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1936-1946 |
Spouses |
Albert O. Farmer
(
m. 1947; died 1980) |
Children | 1 |
Fay Helm (April 9, 1909 – September 27, 2003) was an American film actress. Born in Bakersfield, California, she appeared in about 65 films between 1936 and 1946. She is perhaps better known for films like A Child is Born (1939), Phantom Lady (1944), Lady in the Dark (1944) and Sister Kenny (1946). [1]
Helm was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Helm of Bakersfield, California. [2] Her father was "a widely known oil operator" in Bakersfield. [3] She participated in drama as a student at the University of Oregon and acted in productions at the Portland Civic Theater. [4] She also acted in the Bakersfield Community Theatre. [5] Helm came to Hollywood in 1936 at the age of 22. [6]
Helm married attorney Jack Hardy February 15, 1941. [3] Before that, she was married to assistant district attorney Norman Main. [7] She and Main divorced in 1940. [8] She died on September 27, 2003, and was buried October 15, 2003 in the Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City Los Angeles County, California, Section Y, Tier 12, Grave 54. [9]
Fay Helm | |
---|---|
Born |
Bakersfield, California, U.S. | April 9, 1909
Died | September 27, 2003
Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1936-1946 |
Spouses |
Albert O. Farmer
(
m. 1947; died 1980) |
Children | 1 |
Fay Helm (April 9, 1909 – September 27, 2003) was an American film actress. Born in Bakersfield, California, she appeared in about 65 films between 1936 and 1946. She is perhaps better known for films like A Child is Born (1939), Phantom Lady (1944), Lady in the Dark (1944) and Sister Kenny (1946). [1]
Helm was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Helm of Bakersfield, California. [2] Her father was "a widely known oil operator" in Bakersfield. [3] She participated in drama as a student at the University of Oregon and acted in productions at the Portland Civic Theater. [4] She also acted in the Bakersfield Community Theatre. [5] Helm came to Hollywood in 1936 at the age of 22. [6]
Helm married attorney Jack Hardy February 15, 1941. [3] Before that, she was married to assistant district attorney Norman Main. [7] She and Main divorced in 1940. [8] She died on September 27, 2003, and was buried October 15, 2003 in the Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City Los Angeles County, California, Section Y, Tier 12, Grave 54. [9]