Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson
Biography
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.
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Female
Birthday
1901-07-23 (123 years old)
Place of Birth
Decatur, Illinois, USA
Acting

1934

Kid Millions as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

1930

Scarlet Pages as Miss Hutchinson

1930

Poor Aubrey as Amy Piper

1929

Finders Keepers as Not available

1927

Jaws of Steel as Mary Warren

1925

The Cloud Rider as Zella Wingate

1925

Spook Ranch as Elvira

1925

The Scarlet West as Nestina

1925

The Isle of Hope as Dorothy Duffy

1924

Valley of Hate as Millie Hendricks

1924

Chalk Marks as Virginia Thompson

1924

The Valley of Hate as Millie Hendricks

1923

Brass as Rosemary Church

1923

Within the Law as Helen Morris

1923

The Famous Mrs. Fair as Peggy

1923

Double Dealing as The Slavey

1923

The Unknown Purple as Ruth Marsh

1922

According to Hoyle as Doris Mead

1922

The Crusader as Mary

1922

Roughshod as Betty Lawson

1922

Hungry Hearts as Sara

1921

The Call of the North as Elodie Albret

1921

Miss Lulu Bett as Diana Deacon

1921

To a Finish as Doris Lane

1921

The Freeze-Out as Zoe Whipple

1921

The Right Way as The Poor Boy's Sweetheart

1920

The Challenge of the Law as Madeline Du Barre

1920

Just Pals as Mary

1919

The Lost Battalion as The Stenographer

1919

The End of the Road as Maid

1918

Life's Greatest Problem as Miriam Craig

1917

Fools For Luck as Brunhilda

1917

The Small Town Guy as Eleanor Ramsdell

1915

Temper as Not available