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First Name

Helen

Last Name

Burgess

Date of Birth

26 April 1916

Star Sign

Taurus

Date of Death

07 April 1937

Cause of Death

Lobar Pneumonia

Claim to Fame

The Plainsman (1936)

Middle Name

Margarite

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon

Place of Death

Beverly Hills, California

Build

Slim

Hair Color

Brown - Dark

Ethnicity

White

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Couple Profile

Young and full of promise, Paramount contract player Helen Burgess possessed a lovely, sweet-faced quality, but made only four films during her lifetime. Born April 26, 1916, the rather demure Portland, Oregon beauty was given an auspicious debut in Cecil B. DeMille`s epic bio-western The Plainsman (1936). Discovered by DeMille himself with only brief stage experience behind her, the film starred Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok and Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane. Helen was fifth billed as Louisa Frederici Cody, the young bride of Wild West showman Buffalo Bill Cody, played by James Ellison. Helen went on to co-star in lesser "B" pictures, one opposite George Bancroft in the drama A Doctor`s Diary (1937), and a second femme lead in King of Gamblers (1937) supporting Claire Trevor. She was busy filming her fourth movie Night of Mystery (1937) when she caught a chill that resulted in a serious cold. This, in turn, developed into lobar pneumonia. Helen died in Beverly Hills on April 7, 1937, weeks before reaching her 21st birthday, and only months after the release of her first and best known film "The Plainsman." One can only wonder what was in store for this future star. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Full Name at Birth

Helen Margarite Burgess

Age