About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1901-07-23
Place of birth:
Decatur, Illinois, USA
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Helen Ferguson

Overview

From Wikipedia

Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.

Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field. It is thought she made her debut in films in 1914, although her first recorded credits are in 1917. She soon starred in roles for Fox Film Corporation by 1920, which is when her career really took off with films such as Hungry Hearts (1922) for Samuel Goldwyn. She was cast mostly in westerns, comedies, and serials. She was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922.

She married actor William Russell in 1925, but he died in 1929. The following year, she married wealthy banker Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though she only received minimal success in this medium.

In 1933, she left acting altogether to focus on publicity work, a job she became very successful in and which made her a major power in Hollywood, because she was representing such big name stars as Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Taylor, among others. Ferguson represented actress Loretta Young for more than nineteen years. She kept reporters from needlessly disturbing Young and was considered one of the foremost "suppress agents" in Hollywood.

In 1941, her second husband died, and she retired from publicity work in 1967. She died in Clearwater, Florida in 1977, aged 75. She is buried at Forest Lawn Glendale in Glendale, California.

Helen Ferguson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 6153 Hollywood Blvd.

Known for

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1934 Kid Millions Actor Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) 59
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1930 Scarlet Pages Actor Miss Hutchinson 59
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1930 Poor Aubrey Actor Amy Piper 58
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1929 Finders Keepers Actor N/A
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1927 Jaws of Steel Actor Mary Warren 59
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1925 Spook Ranch Actor Elvira N/A
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1925 The Isle of Hope Actor Dorothy Duffy 58
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1925 The Scarlet West Actor Nestina N/A
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1925 The Cloud Rider Actor Zella Wingate 58
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1924 Chalk Marks Actor Virginia Thompson N/A
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1924 The Valley of Hate Actor Millie Hendricks 59
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1924 Valley of Hate Actor Millie Hendricks 58
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1923 The Unknown Purple Actor Ruth Marsh N/A
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1923 Double Dealing Actor The Slavey N/A
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1923 Within the Law Actor Helen Morris 58
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1923 Brass Actor Rosemary Church 58
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1923 The Famous Mrs. Fair Actor Peggy N/A
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1922 Hungry Hearts Actor Sara 58
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1922 The Crusader Actor Mary N/A
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1922 Roughshod Actor Betty Lawson N/A
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1922 According to Hoyle Actor Doris Mead N/A
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1922 The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 Actor Self N/A
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1921 The Call of the North Actor Elodie Albret N/A
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1921 Miss Lulu Bett Actor Diana Deacon 59
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1921 To a Finish Actor Doris Lane N/A
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1921 Straight from the Shoulder Actor Maggie N/A
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1921 The Freeze-Out Actor Zoe Whipple 58
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1921 The Right Way Actor The Poor Boy's Sweetheart N/A
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1920 Just Pals Actor Mary 59
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1920 The Challenge of the Law Actor Madeline Du Barre N/A
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1919 The Lost Battalion Actor The Stenographer 59
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1919 The End of the Road Actor Maid N/A
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1918 Life's Greatest Problem Actor Miriam Craig N/A
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1917 The Small Town Guy Actor Eleanor Ramsdell N/A
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1917 Fools For Luck Actor Brunhilda N/A
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