Helen Ferguson
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Helen Ferguson (23 July, 1900 - 14 March, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.
Born in Decatur, Illinois, she was a graduate of the Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. 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. She was cast mostly in westerns, comedies, and serials. She was selected one of the 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, due to the fact that she was representing such big name stars as Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Taylor, among others.
In 1941, her second husband died, and she retired from publicity work in 1967.
She died in Clearwater, Florida in 1977. 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.
Filmography
The End of the Road (1919) Miss Lulu Bett (1921) Hungry Hearts (1922) The Scarlet West (1925) Wild West (1925) In Old California (1929)
External links
- [Helen Ferguson] at the Internet Movie Database
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