1901-07-23 Decatur, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field. It is thought she made her debut in films in 1914, although her first recorded credits are in 1917. She soon starred in roles for Fox Film Corporation by 1920, which is when her career really took off with films such as Hungry Hearts (1922) for Samuel Goldwyn. She was cast mostly in westerns, comedies, and serials. She was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922. She married actor William Russell in 1925, but he died in 1929. The following year, she married wealthy banker Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though she only received minimal success in this medium. In 1933, she left acting altogether to focus on publicity work, a job she became very successful in and which made her a major power in Hollywood, because she was representing such big name stars as Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Taylor, among others. Ferguson represented actress Loretta Young for more than nineteen years. She kept reporters from needlessly disturbing Young and was considered one of the foremost "suppress agents" in Hollywood. In 1941, her second husband died, and she retired from publicity work in 1967. She died in Clearwater, Florida in 1977, aged 75. She is buried at Forest Lawn Glendale in Glendale, California. Helen Ferguson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 6153 Hollywood Blvd.
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Kid Millions | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) | 1934-11-10 |
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Scarlet Pages | Miss Hutchinson | 1930-09-27 |
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Poor Aubrey | Amy Piper | 1930-01-30 |
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Finders Keepers | 1929-12-27 | |
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Jaws of Steel | Mary Warren | 1927-09-10 |
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Spook Ranch | Elvira | 1925-09-20 |
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The Cloud Rider | Zella Wingate | 1925-02-15 |
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The Scarlet West | Nestina | 1925-07-26 |
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The Isle of Hope | Dorothy Duffy | 1925-08-16 |
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Chalk Marks | Virginia Thompson | 1924-09-14 |
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The Valley of Hate | Millie Hendricks | 1924-06-20 |
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Valley of Hate | Millie Hendricks | 1924-06-20 |
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Within the Law | Helen Morris | 1923-04-28 |
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The Famous Mrs. Fair | Peggy | 1923-02-19 |
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The Unknown Purple | Ruth Marsh | 1923-10-01 |
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Double Dealing | The Slavey | 1923-05-21 |
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Brass | Rosemary Church | 1923-03-04 |
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The Crusader | Mary | 1922-09-09 |
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Roughshod | Betty Lawson | 1922-06-04 |
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Hungry Hearts | Sara | 1922-11-26 |
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The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 | Self | 1922-03-15 |
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According to Hoyle | Doris Mead | 1922-05-06 |
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Miss Lulu Bett | Diana Deacon | 1921-11-01 |
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Straight from the Shoulder | Maggie | 1921-06-19 |
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To a Finish | Doris Lane | 1921-08-21 |
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The Right Way | The Poor Boy's Sweetheart | 1921-02-28 |
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The Call of the North | Elodie Albret | 1921-11-27 |
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The Freeze-Out | Zoe Whipple | 1921-04-09 |
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Just Pals | Mary | 1920-10-21 |
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The Challenge of the Law | Madeline Du Barre | 1920-10-10 |
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The Lost Battalion | The Stenographer | 1919-07-02 |
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The End of the Road | Maid | 1919-02-16 |
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Life's Greatest Problem | Miriam Craig | 1918-11-03 |
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Fools For Luck | Brunhilda | 1917-10-08 |
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The Small Town Guy | Eleanor Ramsdell | 1917-12-03 |
