Stella Helen Gilmore (1900 – October 8, 1947) was an American stage actress, composer, lyricist and magazine editor from

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Stock company player

Gilmore came to

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in 1917 and studied for a time at

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. On November 22, 1920, she made her acting debut in ''When We Are Young'' with Henry Hull. She appeared with the stock company of

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. On tour she acted in support of

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, and other stars.

Magazine editor

Gilmore left the theater in 1933. She became affiliated with ''

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''. In 1938 she was appointed editor of ''Movie Mirror Magazine'', a Macfadden publication. She became editor of ''

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'' in 1941 after the periodical merged with ''Movie Mirror''. Her career as an editor lasted approximately a decade. Gilmore died of acute

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at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York in 1947. She was 47 years old.

Theatre performances

Compositions

Except where otherwise noted, all words and music by Stella Helen Gilmore. * "Honolulu" * "Syncopated Lullabye" * "Wy-ree-woo" * "Swing Me" * "Inconsistency" * "Examination Blues" * "Spanish Infanta" * "Cause It's You" (w - Sidney Levy) * "The Gift" * "I Want to Say" * "When I Come Riding Home" * "Where Syringa Trees Blow" * "Ye Who Have Lifted Your Hearts" * "My Crossword Puzzle Girl" (as Helen Gilmore; w – Cecil Owen)Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1925 Musical Compositions For the Year 1925 New Series Vol 20 Part 3. p. 102.
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References

"Social Notes; Arrivals"
''New Ocean House Reminder''. July 23. 1914 . p. 19 * Price, Theo H. (October 31, 1917)
"Editorial Incidence and Reflection"
''Commerce and Finance''. No. 44. p. 1103
"Five O'Clock Tidbits"
''The Spur''. February 1, 1918. p. 32 * Dudley, Bide (December 4, 1920)
"About Plays and Players: Gossip"
''The New York Evening World''. Comic Page. * Muray, Nikolas (June 1920
"Players Who Captivate Broadway: Helen Gilmore"
''Theatre Magazine''. p. 363 * Gilmore, Stella Helen (January 1922)
"To Europe: Something new, Something true; Something to make you happy, too"
''Vanity Fair''. p. 16
"Daily Graphic Review of News Events: On Complaint of his wife..."
''The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer''. August 12, 1922.
"Transfer Actress's Suit"
''The New York Times''. February 16, 1923. p. 13
"News Notes"
''Modern Hospital''. Vol. XXII, No. 3. March 1924. p. 308
"'Buffs' Sister-in-Law; 'The Show-Off' Amusing Comedy'"
''The San Francisco Examiner''. July 20, 1926. p. 12 * Muir, James (May 22, 1927)
"Sparkling Brunette Beauty of Wright Players Wants to Live With the Indians"
''Dayton Daily News''. p. 22.
"Is Ready Favorite With Patrons of the Victory Theater"
''The Dayton Daily News''. June 12, 1927. p. 22 * Gilmore, Helen (December 1941)
"Exclusive! The Real Reason Stirling Hayden Quit Hollywood"
ic ''Photoplay''. pp. 30 – 31, 76 * Gilmore, Helen (November 1943)
"Bette Davis Faces Sorrow"
''Photoplay''. pp. 69 – 70, 72, 74 * Kerr, Adelaide (February 23, 1944)
"Editor Likes Movies, With Good Reason: Helen Gilmore"
''Eau Clare Leader-Telegram''. p. 4
"Inside Stuff"
''Photoplay''. July 1947. p. 22
"117 Equity Members Died Last Year"
''Variety''. June 16, 1942. p. 53

Books

* Library of Congress (1922).
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3; List of Copyright Renewals; List of Notices of User
'. Washington Government Printing Office. p. * New York City Board of Estimate and Apportionment (1923)
Minutes of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York
p. 476 * Muir, Peter C. (2004). ''Before "Crazy Blues": Commercial Blues in America, 1850–1950''. New York, NY : City University of New York. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Helen American stage actresses American magazine editors American women composers Actresses from Chicago 1900 births 1947 deaths Deaths from acute leukemia Deaths from cancer in New York (state) 20th-century American actresses American Presbyterians Columbia University alumni 20th-century American non-fiction writers Women magazine editors