
Helen Ferguson
Birthday: 1901-07-23Died: 1977-03-14
Birthplace: Decatur, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
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Character: The Poor Boy's SweetheartThe Call of the North
Character: Elodie AlbretThe Freeze-Out
Character: Zoe WhippleFools For Luck
Character: BrunhildaStraight from the Shoulder
Character: MaggieTo a Finish
Character: Doris LaneRoughshod
Character: Betty LawsonChalk Marks
Character: Virginia ThompsonThe Small Town Guy
Character: Eleanor RamsdellJust Pals
Character: MaryDouble Dealing
Character: The SlaveyThe Cloud Rider
Character: Zella WingateScarlet Pages
Character: Miss HutchinsonThe Unknown Purple
Character: Ruth MarshMiss Lulu Bett
Character: Diana DeaconKid Millions
Character: Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Jaws of Steel
Character: Mary WarrenThe Famous Mrs. Fair
Character: PeggyThe Crusader
Character: MaryThe Isle of Hope
Character: Dorothy DuffySpook Ranch
Character: ElviraThe Valley of Hate
Character: Millie HendricksWithin the Law
Character: Helen MorrisThe Challenge of the Law
Character: Madeline Du BarrePoor Aubrey
Character: Amy PiperHungry Hearts
Character: SaraThe End of the Road
Character: MaidBrass
Character: Rosemary ChurchValley of Hate
Character: Millie HendricksThe Lost Battalion
Character: The StenographerLife's Greatest Problem
Character: Miriam CraigThe Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
Character: SelfThe Scarlet West
Character: NestinaAccording to Hoyle
Character: Doris MeadThe Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
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