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Helen Twelvetrees (1908–1958)

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Born in New York, Helen was schooled at the Brooklyn Heights Seminary before heading to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1927, Helen Jurgens married Clark Twelvetrees and became Helen Twelvetrees. With some stage experience, Helen went to Hollywood with a number of other actors to replace the silent stars that could not or would not make the transition to talkies... See full bio »

Born:

Helen Marie Jurgens
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 49) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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1939 Unmarried
Pat Rogers
 
1939 Persons in Hiding
Helen Griswold
 
1937 Hollywood Round-Up
Carol Stevens
 
1936 Thoroughbred
Joan
 
1935 Frisco Waterfront
Alice
 
1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery
Stella Godfrey
 
1935 She Gets Her Man
Francine
 
1935 Times Square Lady
Margo Heath
 
1934 One Hour Late
Bessie Dunn
 
1934 Ela Foi uma Dama
Sheila Vane
 
1934 Now I'll Tell
Virginia Golden
 
1934 All Men Are Enemies
Katha
 
1933 King for a Night
Lillian Williams
 
1933 My Woman
Connie Riley Rollins
 
1933 Disgraced!
Gay Holloway
 
1933 A Bedtime Story
Sally
 
1932 Unashamed
Joan Ogden
 
1932 Is My Face Red?
Peggy Bannon
 
1932 State's Attorney
June Perry
 
1932 Young Bride
Allie Smith Riggs
 
1932 Panama Flo
Flo
 
1931 Bad Company
Helen King Carlyle
 
1931 A Woman of Experience
Elsa Elsbergen
 
1931 Millie
Millie Blake Maitland
 
1931 The Painted Desert
Mary Ellen Cameron
 
1930 The Cat Creeps
Annabelle West
 
1930 Her Man
Frankie Keefe
 
1930 Swing High
Maryan
 
1930 The Grand Parade
Molly
 
1929 Words and Music
Dorothy Blake
 
1929 Blue Skies
Dorothy May (episode 2)
 
1929 The Ghost Talks
Miriam Holt
 
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1932 Panama Flo (performer: "Some of These Days" 1910 - uncredited, "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" 1917 - uncredited)
 
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2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 Don't Call Me Girlie (documentary)
Herself
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1932 Boo (short)
Annabelle West (edited from "The Cat Creeps") (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm tired of taking the blame if the picture wasn't good. A star's years on the screen are limited. The featured players have many years. A star has too much footage in the picture. It seems to me I'm the perpetually pure-at-heart street- walker, always drooping over bars while some director says, 'Now... See more »

Trivia:

Her cremated remains are buried in an unmarked grave in the Middletown Cemetery near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she died. Her husband, Conrad Payne was stationed at the former Olmsted AFB at the time of her death. The plot on which she is buried is titled in his name and is located in section "D" of the "new" section of the cemetery. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn