Helene Chadwick

Born: 1897-11-24

From Wikipedia Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in Silent and early sound films. Chadwick was born in the small town of Chadwicks, New York, which was named for her grandfather. Her mother was a singer who performed on the stage and her father was a businessman. She began making films for Pathe Pictures in Manhattan, New York. A director was impressed by Chadwick's talent as an equestrian, thus she began acting as a western star, but this did not continue with the exodus of film production from the east to the west coast. Signed by Samuel Goldwyn, Chadwick went to California in 1913 and entered silent movies in 1916. She was a star from 1920 through 1925. At the pinnacle of her acting career, she earned a salary estimated to have been $2,000 per week. From 1929 until 1935, she found success as a character actress when sound was being introduced to films. In the final five years of her life she was reduced to taking roles as an extra, playing "atmospheric parts". She was always optimistic that her fortunes would turn for the better. Helene made movies with Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, and other studios. Her most noteworthy performances came in The Long Arm of Mannister (1919), The Cup of Fury (1920), Heartsease (1919), The Sin Flood (1922), Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921), From The Ground Up (1921), The Glorious Fool (1922), Yellow Men and Gold (1922), Dust Flower (1922), Godless Men (1920), and Quicksands (1923). In January 1919, Chadwick became engaged to Lieutenant William A. Wellman, an American pilot with the Lafayette Flying Corps. He had just returned from France and was cited for bravery for his valour in World War I. The couple had met at a party at the house of a friend. Wellman was signed to play a prominent role in an upcoming movie with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The couple wed in July 1921, but in the summer of 1923 Chadwick sued Wellman for divorce on grounds of desertion and non-support. At the time of their separation William was directing movies for Fox Film. Wellman directed Wings, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as many other notable films. Helene Chadwick died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles, California, aged 42, in 1940. Her death was indirectly the result of an accident she suffered in June 1939.


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The Bad Sister

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The Sin Flood

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The Solitary Sin

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Released: 1924-03-03

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Released: 1921-05-01

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The Dark Swan

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Released: 1924-11-26

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Released: 1933-02-11

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The Border Legion

as Joan Randle
Released: 1924-10-19

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as Macie Sewell
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The Golden Cocoon

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Released: 1925-12-14

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Night World

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Released: 1932-05-04

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The House of Hate

as Queenie Kate
Released: 1918-01-02

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The Old Nest

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Released: 1921-06-28

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as Townsperson (uncredited)
Released: 1932-04-30

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Yellow Men and Gold

as Bessie
Released: 1922-05-20

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as Ellen Llewellyn
Released: 1924-10-05

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as Helen Caswell
Released: 1928-07-13

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as Mrs. Emily Dysart Tappan
Released: 1923-12-09

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as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1935-11-30

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as The Kept Woman
Released: 1917-07-22

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as uncredited
Released: 1925-07-12

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The Glorious Fool

as Jane Brown
Released: 1922-01-01

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as Larson
Released: 1934-03-22

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as Mrs. George Myers
Released: 1934-02-22

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The Yellow Ticket

as Miss Seaton
Released: 1918-05-26

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A Wicked Woman

as Mother (uncredited)
Released: 1934-12-07

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Godless Men

as Ruth Lytton
Released: 1920-11-06

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The Cup of Fury

as Marie Louise - 'Mamise'
Released: 1920-01-01

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The Mystery of the Double Cross

as uncredited
Released: 1917-03-17

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as Mrs. Rogers
Released: 1933-10-05

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as Mary (uncredited)
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as Miss White
Released: 1929-05-13

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as Fanny Daniels
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as Clara Hyland
Released: 1930-03-22

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Quicksands

as The Girl
Released: 1923-02-28

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The Angel Factory

as Florence Lamont
Released: 1917-09-15

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The Long Arm of Mannister

as Sylvia De La Mere
Released: 1919-11-15

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as Marjorie Gregg
Released: 1926-06-06

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as Helene
Released: 1926-10-02

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The Bachelor's Baby

as Eleanor Carter
Released: 1927-02-20

Directed by Frank R. Strayer. With Helene Chadwick, Harry Myers, Midget Gustav, Edith Murgatroyd.

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