Helen Ferguson
Born 1901 (age 75) · Decatur, Illinois, USA
Appears in 50 titles

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.

Filmography

Just Pals
6.4
Just Pals
1920
as Mary
Miss Lulu Bett
5.9
Miss Lulu Bett
1921
as Diana Deacon
Kid Millions
6.7
Kid Millions
1934
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Within the Law
5.6
Within the Law
1923
as Helen Morris
The Lost Battalion
6.0
The Lost Battalion
1919
as The Stenographer
Scarlet Pages
7.0
Scarlet Pages
1930
as Miss Hutchinson
The Freeze-Out
7.0
The Freeze-Out
1921
as Zoe Whipple
The Cloud Rider
7.5
The Cloud Rider
1925
as Zella Wingate
Jaws of Steel
8.0
Jaws of Steel
1927
as Mary Warren
The Isle of Hope
5.5
The Isle of Hope
1925
as Dorothy Duffy
The Valley of Hate
7.0
The Valley of Hate
1924
as Millie Hendricks
Poor Aubrey
6.0
Poor Aubrey
1930
as Amy Piper
Hungry Hearts
5.5
Hungry Hearts
1922
as Sara
Brass
5.0
Brass
1923
as Rosemary Church
Valley of Hate
6.0
Valley of Hate
1924
as Millie Hendricks
Finders Keepers
7.0
Finders Keepers
1929
The Right Way
7.0
The Right Way
1921
as The Poor Boy's Sweetheart
9.0
The Call of the North
1921
as Elodie Albret
Straight from the Shoulder
10.0
Straight from the Shoulder
1921
as Maggie
To a Finish
10.0
To a Finish
1921
as Doris Lane