Fay Helm

Fay Helm
Fay Helm
Born	April 9, 1909; Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Died	September 27, 2003 (aged 94); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Oregon
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1936-1946
Spouses	Norman Main; (m. 19??; div. 1940); Jack Hardy; (m. 1941; div. 194?); ; Albert O. Farmer (m. 1947; died 1957)
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), The Wolf Man (1941 film) (1941), Phantom Lady (1944), Lady in the Dark (1944) and Sister Kenny (1946).^[1]

Early years

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 Theatre.^[4] She also acted in the Bakersfield Community Theatre.^[5] Helm came to Hollywood in 1936 at the age of 22.^[6]

Personal life and Death

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 on October 15, 2003 in The Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City Los Angeles County, California, Section Y, Tier 12, Grave 54.^[9]

Film credits

Fury (1936) - Townswoman (uncredited)
San Francisco (1936) - Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
Under Cover of Night (1937) - Maggie - Janet's Maid (uncredited)
Song of the City (1937) - Marge
A Girl with Ideas (1937) - Genevieve (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) - Dainty Doris
Midnight Intruder (1938) - Marion Loring (uncredited)
Racket Busters (1938) - Mrs. Smith
I Am the Law (1938) - Mrs. Butler
Blondie (1938) - Mrs. Fuddle (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) - Mrs. De Cava
Sergeant Madden (1939) - Nurse (uncredited)
Dark Victory (1939) - Miss Dodd
They All Come Out (1939) - Mamie Jacklin (uncredited)
Our Leading Citizen (1939) - Tonia
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) - Nurse (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) - Mrs. Fuddle
A Child Is Born (1939) - The Woman
The Light That Failed (1939) - Red-Haired Girl (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) - Mrs. Seth Gale (uncredited)
Parole Fixer (1940) - Rita Mattison
Blondie on a Budget (1940) - Mrs. Fuddle
Little Orvie (1940) - Mrs. Balliser
Women Without Names (1940) - Millie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) - Mrs. Henry Adams
Untamed (1940) - Miss Olcott
Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940) - Mrs. Fuddle
Dancing on a Dime (1940) - Miss Greenfield
Life with Henry (1940) - Office Secretary (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle (1940) - Prim Girl (uncredited)
Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) - Wife (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby (1941) - Mrs. Grayson
The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) - Miss Wilson
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) - Leta Eldredge (adopting Tony) (uncredited)
Two in a Taxi (1941) - Ethel
The Wolf Man (1941) - Jenny
Wings for the Eagle (1942) - Miss Baxter
Give Out, Sisters (1942) - Susan Waverly
Halfway to Shanghai (1942) - Marion Mills
Night Monster (1942) - Margaret Ingston
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942) - Ruthie (uncredited)
The Crystal Ball (1943) - Brad Cavanaugh's Secretary (uncredited)
Young and Willing (1943) - Miss Harris (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman (1943) - Nurse Strand
Hers to Hold (1943) - Hannah Gordon
Honeymoon Lodge (1943) - Mrs. Mary Thomas (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Death (1943) - Mrs. Duval
Moonlight in Vermont (1943) - Lucy Meadows
Phantom Lady (1944) - Ann Terry
Ladies Courageous (1944) - WAVE (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark (1944) - Miss Bowers
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944) - The Manufacturer's Wife
One Body Too Many (1944) - Estelle Hopkins
A Song to Remember (1945) - Madame Chopin (uncredited)
Son of Lassie (1945) - Joanna
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945) - Doreen Temple
Dangerous Intruder (1945) - Millicent
Sister Kenny (1946) - Mrs. McIntyre
The Locket (1946)^[10] - Mrs. Bonner
That Brennan Girl (1946) - Helen, Ziggy's Neighbor (final film role)

References

^ Liebman, Roy (2010) [2003]. Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-4766-0936-2.
^ "Fay Helm's Letter Praises Work of Little Theater". The Bakersfield Californian. October 26, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Fay Helm Is Married". The Bakersfield Californian. February 15, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ""Quality Street" Leading Lady Has Difficult Role". The Bakersfield Californian. May 25, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Preparations Maturing for Dinner; Fay Helm Invited". The Bakersfield Californian. May 20, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harrison, Paul (March 22, 1942). "Hollywood Notes". Panama City News-Herald. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fay Helm, Bakersfield Film Actress, to Wed Attorney". The Bakersfield Californian. February 1, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U.S. Stamps 100 Years Old; Collector Loss Wife". Journal Gazette. January 26, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
^ Turner Classic Movies

External links

Fay Helm at IMDb
Biographical page with photographs Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, filmdope.com; accessed March 24, 2015.
Fay Helm at Find a Grave
[1] More biographical details

[1] Liebman, Roy (2010) [2003]. Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-4766-0936-2.

[bc102640-2] "Fay Helm's Letter Praises Work of Little Theater". The Bakersfield Californian. October 26, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[bc021541-3] "Fay Helm Is Married". The Bakersfield Californian. February 15, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] ""Quality Street" Leading Lady Has Difficult Role". The Bakersfield Californian. May 25, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Preparations Maturing for Dinner; Fay Helm Invited". The Bakersfield Californian. May 20, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[pcnh-6] Harrison, Paul (March 22, 1942). "Hollywood Notes". Panama City News-Herald. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Fay Helm, Bakersfield Film Actress, to Wed Attorney". The Bakersfield Californian. February 1, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "U.S. Stamps 100 Years Old; Collector Loss Wife". Journal Gazette. January 26, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.

[10] Turner Classic Movies

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