1897-11-24 Chadwicks, New York, USA
From Wikipedia Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in Silent and early sound films. Chadwick was born in the small town of Chadwicks, New York, which was named for her grandfather. Her mother was a singer who performed on the stage and her father was a businessman. She began making films for Pathe Pictures in Manhattan, New York. A director was impressed by Chadwick's talent as an equestrian, thus she began acting as a western star, but this did not continue with the exodus of film production from the east to the west coast. Signed by Samuel Goldwyn, Chadwick went to California in 1913 and entered silent movies in 1916. She was a star from 1920 through 1925. At the pinnacle of her acting career, she earned a salary estimated to have been $2,000 per week. From 1929 until 1935, she found success as a character actress when sound was being introduced to films. In the final five years of her life she was reduced to taking roles as an extra, playing "atmospheric parts". She was always optimistic that her fortunes would turn for the better. Helene made movies with Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, and other studios. Her most noteworthy performances came in The Long Arm of Mannister (1919), The Cup of Fury (1920), Heartsease (1919), The Sin Flood (1922), Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921), From The Ground Up (1921), The Glorious Fool (1922), Yellow Men and Gold (1922), Dust Flower (1922), Godless Men (1920), and Quicksands (1923). In January 1919, Chadwick became engaged to Lieutenant William A. Wellman, an American pilot with the Lafayette Flying Corps. He had just returned from France and was cited for bravery for his valour in World War I. The couple had met at a party at the house of a friend. Wellman was signed to play a prominent role in an upcoming movie with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The couple wed in July 1921, but in the summer of 1923 Chadwick sued Wellman for divorce on grounds of desertion and non-support. At the time of their separation William was directing movies for Fox Film. Wellman directed Wings, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as many other notable films. Helene Chadwick died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles, California, aged 42, in 1940. Her death was indirectly the result of an accident she suffered in June 1939.
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The Perfect Set-Up | Mary (uncredited) | 1936-02-01 |
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Mississippi | Atendee at Opening (uncredited) | 1935-03-22 |
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Frisco Kid | Saloon Girl (uncredited) | 1935-11-30 |
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Mary Burns, Fugitive | Prison Matron (uncredited) | 1935-11-15 |
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Good Dame | Mrs. Crosby | 1934-03-16 |
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A Wicked Woman | Mother (uncredited) | 1934-12-07 |
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Managed Money | Mrs. George Myers | 1934-02-22 |
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School for Girls | Larson | 1934-03-22 |
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Employees' Entrance | Attendee at Meeting of Department Heads (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
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Morning Glory | Secretary (uncredited) | 1933-08-18 |
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Merrily Yours | Mrs. Rogers | 1933-10-05 |
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Night World | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1932-05-04 |
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So Big! | Townsperson (uncredited) | 1932-04-30 |
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The Bad Sister | Amy, Sam's Wife (uncredited) | 1931-03-29 |
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Hell Bound | Sanford's Sister | 1931-05-01 |
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Men Are Like That | Clara Hyland | 1930-03-22 |
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Father and Son | Miss White | 1929-05-13 |
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Say It with Sables | Helen Caswell | 1928-07-13 |
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Women Who Dare | Stella Mowbray | 1928-03-31 |
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Stolen Pleasures | Doris Manning | 1927-01-05 |
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The Bachelor's Baby | Eleanor Carter | 1927-02-20 |
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Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes | Helene | 1926-10-02 |
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Hard Boiled | Marjorie Gregg | 1926-06-06 |
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Dancing Days | Alice Hedman | 1926-09-27 |
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The Still Alarm | Lucy Fay | 1926-05-02 |
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The Golden Cocoon | Molly Shannon | 1925-12-14 |
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The Woman Hater | 1925-07-12 | |
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Love of Women | Cynthia Redfield | 1924-06-30 |
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Her Own Free Will | Nan Everard | 1924-07-20 |
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The Masked Dancer | Betty Powell | 1924-02-15 |
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Why Men Leave Home | Irene Emerson | 1924-03-03 |
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The Border Legion | Joan Randle | 1924-10-19 |
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The Dark Swan | Cornelia Quinn | 1924-11-26 |
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Trouping with Ellen | Ellen Llewellyn | 1924-10-05 |
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Quicksands | The Girl | 1923-02-28 |
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Gimme | Fanny Daniels | 1923-01-14 |
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Reno | Mrs. Emily Dysart Tappan | 1923-12-09 |
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Yellow Men and Gold | Bessie | 1922-05-20 |
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The Glorious Fool | Jane Brown | 1922-01-01 |
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The Sin Flood | Poppy | 1922-11-12 |
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The Dust Flower | Letty Gravely | 1922-07-02 |
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Dangerous Curve Ahead | Phoebe (Mabee) Jones | 1921-10-02 |
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Made in Heaven | Claudia Royce | 1921-05-01 |
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The Old Nest | Emily at 22 | 1921-06-28 |
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The Cup of Fury | Marie Louise - 'Mamise' | 1920-01-01 |
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Cupid the Cowpuncher | Macie Sewell | 1920-07-25 |
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Godless Men | Ruth Lytton | 1920-11-06 |
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The Long Arm of Mannister | Sylvia De La Mere | 1919-11-15 |
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An Adventure in Hearts | Countess Lucia Bonavia D'Orano | 1919-12-07 |
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Go-Get-Em Garringer | Wilma Wharton | 1919-03-23 |
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The Solitary Sin | Mary | 1919-07-01 |
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The House of Hate | Queenie Kate | 1918-01-02 |
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The Yellow Ticket | Miss Seaton | 1918-05-26 |
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The Honest Thief | Edith Marbury | 1918-09-15 |
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The Naulahka | Kate Sheriff | 1918-02-14 |
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The Mystery of the Double Cross | 1917-03-17 | |
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Blind Man's Luck | Helen | 1917-06-10 |
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The Angel Factory | Florence Lamont | 1917-09-15 |
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Vengeance Is Mine | Marion De Long | 1917-12-16 |
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The Last of the Carnabys | The Kept Woman | 1917-07-22 |
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The Challenge | Alberta Bradley | 1916-12-10 |
