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Helen Morgan

Musician / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 08/02/1900 († 41, 10/09/1941) | Danville, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Helen Morgan (née Riggins; 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Comedies

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Movies with Helen Morgan as Actress(13)

as Frankie1936 Frankie and Johnnie
as Julie LaVerne1936 Show Boat
as Luana Wells1935 Go Into Your Dance
as herself1935 Sweet Music
as MissTapia1934 Marie Galante
as Bonnie Kay1934 You Belong to Me
as Helen Marlowe1931 The Gigolo Racket
as Lola Fagan1930 Roadhouse Nights
as Julie LaVerne [prologue]1929 Show Boat
as Kitty Darling1929 Applause
as Extra (uncredited)1923 Six Cylinder Love

Full Name: Helen Morgan
Born: Thursday, 08/02 1900 (August) in Danville, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 10/09 1941 (October) in Chicago (aged: 41)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Other names for Helen Morgan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Helen Riggin"
"Helen Morgan (singer)"
Helen Morgan frequently works together with these people:
Jerome Kern (2x, Crew)
Irving Berlin (2x, Crew)
Russell Hicks (2x, Actor)
Fuller Mellish Jr. (2x, Actor)
E. E. Clive (2x, Actor)
Jerry Wald (2x, Crew)
Martha Merrill (2x, Cast)
Bobby Connolly (2x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Helen Morgan (GB)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1368910, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024