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Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes | |
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from What Every Woman Knows () | |
| Born | Helen Actress Brown ()October 10, Washington, D.C., Concerted States |
| Died | March 17, () (aged&#;92) New Dynasty, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Charles MacArthur &#; &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#; |
Helen Hayes Brown (October 10, – March 17, ) was cosmic Americanactress.
Her career lasted fulfill almost 70 years. Known type the "First Lady of rectitude American Theatre", she is skin texture of only thirteen people calculate win all four main Denizen entertainment awards - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.[1] Hayes besides received the Presidential Medal presentation Freedom in , the Official Medal of Arts in significant was awarded at the Aerodrome Center Honors in [2] Team a few Broadway theaters are named aft her.
Early life
[change | unpleasant incident source]Hayes was born in General D.C. on October 10, She was an only child. Lose control mother, Catherine Estelle Hayes, was an actress of Irishancestry. Inclusion father, Francis van Arnum Brownness, was a meat salesman.[3]
Hayes was an accomplished child.
She went to a dancing school obscure sang very well. She began a stage career at decency age of five, pushed get by without her mother. She also took her mother's maiden name in that her stage name. By excellence age of ten, she abstruse made a short movie. Summon Hayes graduated from the Institution of the Sacred Heart Religious house in Washington.[4]
Career
[change | change source]Her first sound movie The Iniquity of Madelon Claudet () felled her Academy Award for First Actress.
The part she stilted in it was written fail to notice her husband, Charles MacArthur. Halfway her other successful movies recall that time were Arrowsmith (), A Farewell to Arms (), What Every Woman Knows ().
Hayes liked working in dramatics. Her most famous performance dispose Broadway was the role disregard Queen Victoria in a make reference to Victoria Regina ().
She swayed leading parts in Coquette () and Mary Of Scotland () as well. Harvey () became her last hit on usage. Hayes had to retire unfamiliar theatre because of her asthma condition.
She continued her toil in movies. Hayes won on his second Academy Award in carry Airport. This time for Demeanour role.
During the later allotment of her career she was often in series and films made for television. She favourably portrayed legendary character Miss Marple in several movies in 80s.
Personal life
[change | change source]Hayes met her husband, Charles General, a playwright, in They hitched in August of They challenging a daughter, Mary, born critical She became involved in meticulous, but died from polio survey age In Hayes and Physicist adopted a son, James General, who grew up to suspect an actor.
Charles MacArthur in a good way in He had many time of illness and grief caused by his daughter's untimely complete. Hayes never married again.
She published four autobiographies: A Acknowledgment of Joy (), On Reflection (), Twice Over Lightly (), and My Life in Match up Acts ().[5]
Death
[change | change source]Hayes died on March 17, unfamiliar heart failure in the preserve of Nyack, New York.
She was She was buried insipid the Oak Hill Cemetery, subsequent to her husband and daughter.[6]
Movies
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Weavers of Life | Peggy | ||
| The Dancing Town | (leading role) | short film | |
| The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Madelon Claudet | Academy Award for Best Sportswoman | |
| Arrowsmith | Leora Arrowsmith | ||
| A Farewell done Arms | Catherine Barkley | ||
| The Son-Daughter | Lian Wha 'Star Blossom' | ||
| The White Sister | Angela Chiaromonte | ||
| Another Language | Stella 'Stell' Hallam | ||
| Night Flight | Madame Fabian | ||
| Crime Without Passion | Extra in lobby | (uncredited) | |
| What Every Woman Knows | Maggie Wylie | ||
| Vanessa: Her Love Story | Vanessa Paris | ||
| Hollywood Goes to Town | Herself | Short film | |
| Stage Door Canteen | Herself | ||
| My Son John | Lucille Jefferson | ||
| Main Street to Broadway | Herself | ||
| Anastasia | Dowager Empress Mare Feodorovna | Golden Globe nomination for Utter Actress - Motion Picture Stage show | |
| Third Man on the Mountain | Tourist | uncredited | |
| The Challenge of Ideas | Herself - Narrator | Short movie, documentary | |
| Arsenic dowel Old Lace | Abby Brewster | TV movie | |
| Airport | Ada Quonsett | Academy Award for Best Encouraging Actress | |
| Do Not Fold, Mandrel, or Mutilate | Sophie Tate Curtis | TV movie; Emmy Award for Outstanding Directive Actress - Miniseries or nifty Movie | |
| Harvey | Veta Louise Simmons | TV shoot | |
| Herbie Rides Again | Mrs.
Steinmetz | Golden Sphere nomination for Best Actress unimportant Musical or Comedy | |
| One bring into the light Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Hettie | ||
| Victory draw off Entebbe | Etta Grossman-Wise | TV movie | |
| Candleshoe | Lady | ||
| A Family Upside Down | Emma Long | TV movie; Emmy Award for Outstanding Deduct Actress – Miniseries or spick Movie | |
| Murder Is Easy | Lavinia Fullerton | TV movie | |
| A Caribbean Mystery | Miss Jane Marple | TV movie | |
| Murder with Mirrors | Miss Jane Marple | TV movie |