About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1897-11-24
Place of birth:
Chadwicks, New York, USA
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Helene Chadwick

Overview

From Wikipedia

Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in Silent and early sound films.

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 businessman.

She began making films for Pathe Pictures in Manhattan, New York. A director was impressed by Chadwick'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 Mannister (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.

Known for

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1936 The Perfect Set-Up Actor Mary (uncredited) N/A
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1935 Frisco Kid Actor Saloon Girl (uncredited) 59
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1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive Actor Prison Matron (uncredited) N/A
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1934 A Wicked Woman Actor Mother (uncredited) 58
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1934 School for Girls Actor Larson 59
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1934 Good Dame Actor Mrs. Crosby 59
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1934 Managed Money Actor Mrs. George Myers 58
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1933 Merrily Yours Actor Mrs. Rogers 59
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1933 Employees' Entrance Actor Attendee at Meeting of Department Heads (uncredited) 59
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1932 Night World Actor Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 59
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1932 So Big! Actor Townsperson (uncredited) 58
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1931 Hell Bound Actor Sanford's Sister N/A
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1931 The Bad Sister Actor Amy, Sam's Wife (uncredited) 58
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1930 Men Are Like That Actor Clara Hyland 59
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1929 Father and Son Actor Miss White 59
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1928 Say It with Sables Actor Helen Caswell 58
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1928 Women Who Dare Actor Stella Mowbray N/A
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1927 The Bachelor's Baby Actor Eleanor Carter N/A
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1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Actor Helene 59
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1926 Dancing Days Actor Alice Hedman 58
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1926 Hard Boiled Actor Marjorie Gregg N/A
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1925 The Golden Cocoon Actor Molly Shannon N/A
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1925 The Woman Hater Actor N/A
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1924 The Dark Swan Actor Cornelia Quinn N/A
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1924 The Border Legion Actor Joan Randle N/A
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1924 Trouping with Ellen Actor Ellen Llewellyn N/A
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1924 Why Men Leave Home Actor Irene Emerson 58
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1923 Reno Actor Mrs. Emily Dysart Tappan N/A
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1923 Quicksands Actor The Girl 58
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1923 Gimme Actor Fanny Daniels N/A
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1922 The Sin Flood Actor Poppy N/A
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1922 Yellow Men and Gold Actor Bessie N/A
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1922 The Glorious Fool Actor Jane Brown N/A
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1921 Dangerous Curve Ahead Actor Phoebe (Mabee) Jones N/A
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1921 The Old Nest Actor Emily at 22 N/A
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1921 Made in Heaven Actor Claudia Royce N/A
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1920 Godless Men Actor Ruth Lytton 58
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1920 Cupid the Cowpuncher Actor Macie Sewell N/A
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1920 The Cup of Fury Actor Marie Louise - 'Mamise' N/A
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1919 The Long Arm of Mannister Actor Sylvia De La Mere N/A
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1919 The Solitary Sin Actor Mary N/A
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1919 Go-Get-Em Garringer Actor Wilma Wharton N/A
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1918 The Honest Thief Actor Edith Marbury N/A
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1918 The Yellow Ticket Actor Miss Seaton N/A
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1918 The Naulahka Actor Kate Sheriff N/A
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1918 The House of Hate Actor Queenie Kate 59
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1917 The Angel Factory Actor Florence Lamont N/A
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1917 The Last of the Carnabys Actor The Kept Woman N/A
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1917 The Mystery of the Double Cross Actor 59
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1916 The Challenge Actor Alberta Bradley N/A
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