Helen Lynch
Helen Lynch | |
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Born | (1900-04-06)April 6, 1900 Billings, Montana, U.S. |
Died | March 2, 1965(1965-03-02) (aged 64) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Carroll Nye |
Helen Lynch (April 6, 1900 – March 2, 1965) was an American silent film actress, mainly known for her roles playing gun molls and other morally dubious characters.
Biography
Lynch was born on April 6, 1900[1] in Billings, Montana, where she was also raised.[2] When she was one year old, her father died, and Lynch was raised along with her sister, Agnes, by their mother, Christian Fraser.[2]: 77 When she was 9 years old, the family relocated to Hollywood, California, which at the time was a small suburb of Los Angeles situated amongst orchards.[2]: 77-78
After working as a film extra, Lynch was chosen as one of thirteen WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923.[1][2]: 77 During her career, she was mostly cast in comedies, and often portrayed gun molls and other controversial female characters.[1]
She acted in a number of films throughout the 1920s and four small roles in the 1930s. It appears she returned one last time to the screen in the 1940 film Women Without Names.[citation needed]
Lynch was married to actor Carroll Nye.[citation needed] She died in Miami Beach, Florida on March 2, 1965, at the age of 64.[2]: 79 [1]
Filmography
- Honor Bound (1920)
- The House That Jazz Built (1921)
- What's a Wife Worth? (1921)
- My Lady Friends (1921)
- Live and Let Live (1921)
- Midnight (1922)
- Minnie (1922)
- Fools First (1922)
- The Other Side (1922)
- Glass Houses (1922)
- The Eternal Three (1923)
- Cause for Divorce (1923)
- The Dangerous Age (1923)
- The Meanest Man in the World (1923)
- The Tomboy (1924)
- The Valley of Hate (1924)
- American Manners (1924)
- On Probation (1924)
- Oh Doctor! (1925)
- Three Weeks in Paris (1925)
- Smilin' at Trouble (1925)
- Bustin' Thru (1925)
- After Marriage (1925)
- Smouldering Fires (1925)
- Fifth Avenue Models (1925)
- Three Weeks in Paris (1925)
- Return of Grey Wolf (1926)
- My Own Pal (1926)
- The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926)
- Speeding Through (1926)
- Tom and His Pals (1926)
- General Custer at the Little Big Horn (1927)
- Underworld (1927)
- Avenging Fangs (1927)
- Cheaters (1927)
- Husbands for Rent (1927)
- Love and Learn (1928)
- The Showdown (1928)
- The Singing Fool (1928)
- In Old Arizona (1928)
- Ladies of the Mob (1928)
- Thundergod (1928)
- Romance of the Underworld (1928)
- Stolen Love (1928)
- Speakeasy (1929)
- Why Bring That Up? (1929)
- City Girl (1930)
- Emergency Call (1933)
- Elmer and Elsie (1934)
- Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
- Women Without Names (1940)
References
- ^ a b c d Wollstein, Hans J. "Helen Lynch Biography". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e D'Ambrosio, Brian (July 8, 2019). Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 77–79. ISBN 978-1-4396-6733-0. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
External links
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- Helen Lynch at IMDb