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Helene Chadwick

From Wikipedia Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in Silent film and in early sound film. Chadwick was born in the small town of Chadwicks, New York, which was named for her grandfather. Her mother was a singer who performed on the stage and her father was a business man. She began making films for Pathe Pictures in Manhattan, New York. A director was impressed by Chadwicks's talent as an equestrian, thus she began acting as a western star but this did not continue with the exodus of film production from the east to the west coast. Signed by Samuel Goldwyn, Chadwick went to California in 1913 and entered silent movies in 1916. She was a star from 1920 through 1925. At the pinnacle of her acting career, she earned a salary estimated to have been $2,000 per week. From 1929 until 1935, she found success as a character actress when sound was being introduced to films. In the final five years of her life she was reduced to taking roles as an extra, playing "atmospheric parts". She was always optimistic that her fortunes would turn for the better. Helene made movies with Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, and other studios. Her most noteworthy performances came in The Long Arm of the Manister (1919), The Cup of Fury (1920), Heartsease (1919), The Sin Flood (1922), Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921), From The Ground Up (1921), The Glorious Fool (1922), Yellow Men and Gold (1922), Dust Flower (1922), Godless Men (1920), and Quicksands (1923). In January 1919, Chadwick became engaged to Lieutenant William A. Wellman, an American pilot with the Lafayette Flying Corps. He had just returned from France and was cited for bravery for his valour in World War I. The couple had met at a party at the house of a friend. Wellman was signed to play a prominent role in an upcoming movie with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The couple wed in July 1921, but in the summer of 1923, Chadwick sued Wellman for divorce on grounds of desertion and non-support. At the time of their separation William was directing movies for Fox Film. Wellman directed Wings, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as many other notable films. Helene Chadwick died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles, California, aged 42, in 1940. Her death was indirectly the result of an accident she suffered in June 1939.


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Born:
Nov 25, 1897 In Chadwick - New York - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
36
First Appeared:
In the movie The Mystery of the Double Cross 1917-03-17
Latest Project:
Movie The Perfect Set-Up 1936-02-01
Known For
Poster of Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Poster of Hard Boiled
Filmography
Movie The Perfect Set-Up Mary (uncredited) 1936-02-01
Movie Mary Burns, Fugitive Prison Matron (uncredited) 1935-11-15
Movie Frisco Kid Saloon Girl (uncredited) 1935-11-30
Movie Managed Money Mrs. George Myers 1934-02-22
Movie A Wicked Woman Mother (uncredited) 1934-12-07
Movie Good Dame Mrs. Crosby 1934-03-16
Movie Employees' Entrance Attendee at Meeting of Department Heads (uncredited) 1933-02-11
Movie Merrily Yours Mrs. Rogers 1933-10-05
Movie So Big! Townsperson (uncredited) 1932-04-30
Movie Night World Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 1932-05-04
Movie The Bad Sister Amy, Sam's Wife (uncredited) 1931-03-29
Movie Hell Bound Sanford's Sister 1931-05-01
Movie Men Are Like That Clara Hyland 1930-03-22
Movie Say It with Sables Helen Caswell 1928-07-13
Movie Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Helene 1926-10-02
Movie Hard Boiled Marjorie Gregg 1926-06-06
Movie Dancing Days Alice Hedman 1926-09-27
Movie Why Men Leave Home Irene Emerson 1924-03-03
Movie Trouping with Ellen Ellen Llewellyn 1924-10-05
Movie The Dark Swan Cornelia Quinn 1924-11-26
Movie The Border Legion Joan Randle 1924-10-19
Movie Quicksands The Girl 1923-02-28
Movie Reno Mrs. Emily Dysart Tappan 1923-12-09
Movie The Glorious Fool Jane Brown 1922-01-01
Movie Made in Heaven Claudia Royce 1921-05-01
Movie The Old Nest Emily at 22 1921-06-28
Movie Dangerous Curve Ahead Phoebe (Mabee) Jones 1921-10-02
Movie The Cup of Fury Marie Louise - 'Mamise' 1920-01-01
Movie Godless Men Ruth Lytton 1920-11-06
Movie Cupid the Cowpuncher Macie Sewell 1920-07-25
Movie The Long Arm of Mannister Sylvia De La Mere 1919-11-15
Movie The House of Hate Queenie Kate 1918-01-02
Movie The Naulahka Kate Sheriff 1918-02-14
Movie The Honest Thief Edith Marbury 1918-09-15
Movie The Mystery of the Double Cross 1917-03-17
Movie The Angel Factory Florence Lamont 1917-09-15