Helene Louise "Helli" Stehle (6 December 1907 – 27 August 2017) was a Swiss actress and radio presenter.
Biography
Stehle was born on 6 December 1907 in
Basel,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. She first achieved fame in Switzerland as a stage actress. She later began working in radio, performing and directing plays and reciting poetry for the state-run radio station, Radiostudio Basel, in her native Basel. In 1939, she became Switzerland's first female newscaster. She never married or had children as - in those days - only single women were allowed to work in state jobs. She was the first female spokeswoman in Radio
Beromünster (now known as Radio SRF).
She
turned 100 in December 2007. When she died at 109 on 27 August 2017, she was the oldest living person in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
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See also
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List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)
References
External links
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Reportage über Helli Stehle (2008)
Bericht anlässlich von Stehles 103. Geburtstag mit Radiosendung von 1997Erste Radiosprecherin der Schweiz feiert ihren 100. Geburtstag
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1907 births
2017 deaths
Swiss film actresses
20th-century Swiss actresses
Swiss centenarians
Women centenarians
Actors from Basel-Stadt