1902 - 1941
Helen Morgan American Actress
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Helen Morgan was in relationships with George Raft and George Jessel.
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American Actress Helen Morgan was born Helen Riggins on 2nd August, 1902 in Danville, Illinois USA and passed away on 8th Oct 1941 Chicago, Illinois aged 39. She is most remembered for Show Boat. Her zodiac sign is Leo.
Helen Morgan is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American women singers and American musical theatre actors.
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Details
| First Name |
Helen
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| Last Name |
Morgan
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| Full Name at Birth |
Helen Riggins
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| Alternative Name |
Helen Riggins, Helen Morgan
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| Birthday |
2nd August, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Danville, Illinois USA
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| Died |
8th October, 1941
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| Place of Death |
Chicago, Illinois
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| Cause of Death |
Cirrhosis Of The Liver
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| Build |
Slim
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Singer, Actress
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
Show Boat
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Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s.
She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929
(prologue only) and
a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Kern's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage career was relatively short. Helen Morgan died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 41. She was portrayed by Polly Bergen in the Playhouse 90 drama The Helen Morgan Story and by Ann Blyth in the 1957 biopic based on the television drama.
