Helen Lynd (actress)
American actress (1902–1992)
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Helen Lynd, also known as Helene Lynch, (January 18, 1902 – April 1, 1992) was an American actress and comedienne active on stage and in film.
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| Born | January 18, 1902 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 1992 (aged 90) |
| Other name | Helene Lynch |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1919–1949 |
| Spouse | Al Melick |
Early life and career
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 18, 1902,[1] Helen Lynd began her career in 1919 as a chorus girl in Ned Wayburn's Demi Tasse Revue at the Capitol Theatre on Broadway.[2] In her early career she performed under the name Helene Lynch, and it was this name that she used in tryout performances of a new musical, Phil Charig's Yes, Yes, Yvette, in Boston in May 1927.[2] By the time Yes, Yes, Yvette reached Broadway's Sam H. Harris Theatre on October 3, 1927, she was billed as Helen Lynd in the role of Mabel Terry; her first significant part on the stage for which The New York Times reviewer praised her execution of "low comedy".[3]
In 1928 Lynd returned to Broadway as Frankie Shultz in the Jack Yellen and Milton Ager musical Rain or Shine at George M. Cohan's Theatre which was written as a starring vehicle for comedian Joe Cook.[4] She left that production later in the year to star as Penny in Oscar Hammerstein II and Vincent Youmans's short lived musical Rainbow at the Gallo Opera House.[5] After this she starred in the music revues The Little Show (1929-1930) and The Earl Carroll Vanities (1931-1932).[1] Her other Broadway credits included Ladies' Money (1934, as Margie), Battleship Gertie (1935, as Gertie), The Hook-up (1935, as Virginia Bryce), and The Illustrators' Show (1936, multiple roles).[1]
After the mid-1930s, Lynd was primarily active as a film actress in California into the late 1940s. She began her film career in 1930 starring in the short films Purely an Accident[6] andWedding Bells.[7]
Personal life and death
Helen Lynd died in Beverly Hills, California on April 1, 1992.[1] She was married to the talent agent Al Melick.[8]
Filmography
- Purely an Accident (1930)[6]
- Wedding Bells (1930)[7]
- Success (1931, as Molly)[9]
- Maybe I'm Wrong (1932)[10]
- Tee for Two (1932, as Blonde vocalist)[11]
- The Build Up (1933, the Beach Boy's Sweetheart)[12]
- Hats Off (1936, as Ginger Connolly)[13]
- Swingtime in the Movies (1938, as Lorna)[14]
- Of Mice and Men (1939, as Susie)[15]
- When Tomorrow Comes (1939, as the waitress)[16]
- Flight at Midnight (1939, as Josephine)[17]
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939, as Marie Templeton)[18]
- Lucky Partners (1940, as Ethel)[19]
- Murder in the Air (1940, as Dolly)[20]
- Power Dive (1941, as Giggly Blonde)[21]
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941, as Josephine)[22]
- Here Comes Happiness (1941, as Flo)[23]
- You're Telling Me (1942, as Miss Ames)[23]
- The Great Man's Lady (1942, as Bettina Sempler)[24]
- Moonlight in Havana (1942, as Daisy)[25]
- So Proudly We Hail! (1943, as Lt. Elsie Bollenbacher)[26]
- When the Wife's Away (1946, as Dolly)[27]
- Any Number Can Play (1949, as Ellen)[23]
