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Helen Burgess
Helen Margarite Burgess (April 26, 1916 – April 7, 1937) was an American film and stage actress. Discovered by Cecil B. DeMille, she began her acting career in 1936 at age nineteen, playing Louisa Cody in DeMille's Western biopic ''The Plainsman''. She would appear in four films as a contract player for Paramount Pictures before dying at age twenty from pneumonia. Life and career Early life Helen Margarite Burgess was born in Portland, Oregon in 1916, the daughter of Frank T. and Estella "Fanny" L. (née Hayden) Burgess. Her father worked as a district agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York. She had one younger sister, Mary. Burgess was raised primarily in Tacoma, Washington after her father's job was transferred from Portland to Seattle. She attended the Annie Wright School in Tacoma, and was described as a shy child. In 1926, the family relocated again to Los Angeles, California, where Burgess attended Los Angeles High School and later University Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Doctor's Diary
''A Doctor's Diary'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor and written by David Boehm and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft, Helen Burgess, John Trent, Ruth Coleman, Ronald Sinclair and Molly Lamont. The film was released on January 22, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft as Dr. Clem Driscoll *Helen Burgess as Ruth Hanlon *John Trent as Dr. Dan Norris *Ruth Coleman as Catherine Stanwood *Ronald Sinclair as Michael Fielding *Molly Lamont as Mrs. Fielding *Sidney Blackmer as Dr. Anson Ludlow *Charles Waldron as Dr. Ellery Stanwood *Frank Puglia as Louie *Milburn Stone as Fred Clark *Sue Carol as Mrs. Mason References External links * 1937 films American drama films 1937 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Charles Vidor Films produced by B. P. Schulberg American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
