Helen Ford (born Helen Isabel Barnett;[1] June 6, 1894, Troy, New York–January 19, 1982, Glendale, California) was an American actress.
Biography
Ford's father was a manufacturer in Troy, and she was considered a musical prodigy as a child. She studied voice and piano at a conservatory of music in Troy.[2]
Ford appeared in a production of The Heart of Annie Wood in New York in 1918 and in Sometime shortly thereafter.[2] In 1920, she had the role of Toinette in Always You, Oscar Hammerstein's first musical.[3] She was a stage actress in musicals in the 1920s. A "Rodgers, Hart, and Fields' favorite",[4] she starred in three of their Broadway productions: Dearest Enemy (1925), Peggy-Ann (1926) and Chee-Chee (1928).[5][6] She also starred in the touring production of Dearest Enemy.[7]
She went on to appear in films and television programs, including The Raid.
In 1926, Ford was involved in a court case in District Court in New York City. The trial related to her appearance at the Knickerbocker Theater "clad only in a barrel".[8] The trial focused on whether her husband, George Ford, had committed perjury when he told a grand jury that the barrel did not contain champagne.[8]
On August 9, 1918, she married George Ford, who produced touring Shakespearean festivals.[2]
She died of a stroke on January 19, 1982. She was cremated and her ashes interred in the crypt below the chapel at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy | Della | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The Model and the Marriage Broker | Emmy Swasey | |
| 1952 | Secret People | Scarf Woman | |
| 1952 | Sound Off | Mrs. Rafferty | Uncredited |
| 1954 | The Raid | Delphine Coates | |
| 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein | Ellen | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Woman at Dance | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Naked Truth | Dinner Guest | Uncredited |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Steerage Passenger | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned | Villager | Uncredited |
| 1966 | The Ghost Goes Gear | An Old Lady | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Nurse | |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Old Lady at Duke of York | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Confessions of a Pop Performer | Old Lady with Ear Trumpet | (final film role) |
References
- ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (2003). Enter the Players: New York Stage Actors in the Twentieth Century. Scarecrow Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780810847613. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 Nolan, Frederick (1995). Lorenz Hart: A Poet on Broadway. Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780195102895. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical. p. 258. ISBN 9780195335330. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ↑ "American Classics - Peggy-Ann". American Classics. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Helen Ford at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ John Kenrick. "Ford, Helen". musicals101.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Taaffe, Agnes (October 22, 1926). "Helen Ford, Charles Purcell, Met Stars; Marie Gale, Shubert". The Minneapolis Star. Minnesota, Minneapolis. p. 28. Retrieved 9 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Diamond, Emanuel (May 30, 1926). "More Reporters in Trouble". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. p. E 3. Retrieved 9 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 251. ISBN 9780786479924.
External links
- Helen Ford at IMDb
- Helen Ford at the Internet Broadway Database