Helen Hayes
Born
10/10/1900, Washington, D.C., USADied
3/17/1993Birth Name
Helen Hayes BrownGender
FemaleBiography
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A legendary actress of stage and screen, Helen Hayes was called "The First Lady of the Stage". She was married to Charles MacArthur, the author of the stage play The Front Page. In 1937, she adopted a son named James who would become an actor as well. She…more
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Star (16)
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Anastasia
Star1997
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Murder With Mirrors
Star1985
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A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple1983
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Candleshoe
Star1978
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One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Star1975
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Snoop Sisters
Ernesta Snoop
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S 1:
Ep 4
Black Day for Bluebeard
3/19/74
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S 1:
Ep 2
Fear is a Free Throw
1/29/74
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S 1:
Ep 1
Corpse and Robbers
12/19/73
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S 1:
Ep 4
Black Day for Bluebeard
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Herbie Rides Again
Mrs. Steinmetz1974
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Snoop Sisters
Star
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S 1:
Ep 0
The Snoop Sisters
12/18/72
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S 1:
Ep 0
The Snoop Sisters
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The Academy Awards
Herself - Host
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Academy Awards
4/10/72
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Academy Awards
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Skin Game
Star1971
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Airport
Ada Quonsett1970
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Anastasia
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna1956
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My Son John
Star1952
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Stage Door Canteen
Star1943
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Night Flight
Star1933
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A Farewell To Arms
Catherine Barkley1932
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Anastasia
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Recurring Role (1)
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Omnibus
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 3
The Twelve Pound Look
11/23/52
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S 1:
Ep 3
The Twelve Pound Look
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Omnibus
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Guest Star (66)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Guest
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S 28:
Ep 139
Show #4184
7/5/90
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S 28:
Ep 139
Show #4184
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Disneyland
Lady St. Edmund
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S 30:
Ep 18
Candleshoe
6/22/86
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S 30:
Ep 18
Candleshoe
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Highway to Heaven
Guest Star
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Glitter
Guest Star
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Love, Sidney
Mrs. Clovis
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S 2:
Ep 1
Pros and Cons
10/2/82
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S 2:
Ep 1
Pros and Cons
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Herbie the Love Bug
Guest Star
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Disneyland
Mrs. Steinmetz
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S 28:
Ep 3
Herbie Rides Again (1)
10/10/81
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S 28:
Ep 3
Herbie Rides Again (1)
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Over Easy
Herself
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S 4:
Ep 5
October 3, 1980
10/3/80
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S 4:
Ep 5
October 3, 1980
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Dinah!
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 52
November 27, 1978
11/27/78
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S 4:
Ep 45
November 14, 1977
11/14/77
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S 5:
Ep 52
November 27, 1978
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The Hollywood Greats (1977)
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 5
Humphrey Bogart
9/1/77
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S 1:
Ep 4
Gary Cooper
8/25/77
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S 1:
Ep 5
Humphrey Bogart
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Film '72
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 10
Film '76 Episode 10
3/12/76
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S 5:
Ep 10
Film '76 Episode 10
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Hawaii Five-O
Aunt Clara Williams
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S 8:
Ep 10
Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever
11/7/75
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S 8:
Ep 10
Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever
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The Mike Douglas Show
Herself
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S 12:
Ep 211
Week of July 1, 1974
7/1/74
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S 12:
Ep 185
Week of May 21, 1973
5/21/73
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S 12:
Ep 16
Week of September 25, 1972
9/25/72
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S 12:
Ep 211
Week of July 1, 1974
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Snoop Sisters
Ernesta Snoop
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Ghost Story
Miss Gilden (as Miss Helen Hayes)
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S 1:
Ep 7
Alter-Ego
10/27/72
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S 1:
Ep 7
Alter-Ego
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Ghost Story
Guest Star
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Veta Louise Simmons
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S 21:
Ep 4
Harvey
3/22/72
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S 21:
Ep 4
Harvey
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Here's Lucy
Mrs. Brady
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S 4:
Ep 17
Lucy and the Little Old Lady
1/3/72
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S 4:
Ep 17
Lucy and the Little Old Lady
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The Dick Cavett Show
Herself
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S 6:
Ep 62
December 28, 1971
12/28/71
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S 5:
Ep 21
October 6, 1970
10/6/70
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S 4:
Ep 45
February 27, 1970
2/27/70
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S 6:
Ep 62
December 28, 1971
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The Merv Griffin Show
Herself
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S 7:
Ep 61
November 11, 1969
11/11/69
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S 3:
Ep 116
February 14, 1966
2/14/66
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S 17:
Ep 85
December 31, 1979
12/31/79
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S 9:
Ep 199
July 18, 1972
7/18/72
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S 7:
Ep 61
November 11, 1969
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The David Frost Show
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 31
October 13, 1969
10/13/69
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S 3:
Ep 8
October 7, 1970
10/7/70
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S 2:
Ep 31
October 13, 1969
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Herself
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S 21:
Ep 5
October 27, 1968: Mary Hopkin, George Carlin, Helen Hayes, Gary Lewis, Ed Ames
10/27/68
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S 21:
Ep 5
October 27, 1968: Mary Hopkin, George Carlin, Helen Hayes, Gary Lewis, Ed Ames
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Tarzan (1966)
Mrs. Wilson
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S 2:
Ep 10
The Pride of a Lioness
11/17/67
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S 2:
Ep 10
The Pride of a Lioness
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Guest
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S 18:
Ep 7
October 24, 1965: Marvin Gaye, Herman's Hermits, Richard Pryor, Helen Hayes
10/24/65
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S 16:
Ep 34
May 31, 1964: Dave Clark Five, Bill Cosby, Helen Hayes, Abbe Lane
5/31/64
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S 18:
Ep 7
October 24, 1965: Marvin Gaye, Herman's Hermits, Richard Pryor, Helen Hayes
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What's My Line?
Mystery Guest #2
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S 15:
Ep 41
EPISODE #716
6/7/64
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S 8:
Ep 33
EPISODE #358
4/14/57
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S 15:
Ep 41
EPISODE #716
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Talent Scouts
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 2
July 9, 1963
7/9/63
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S 2:
Ep 2
July 9, 1963
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Guest, on film
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S 15:
Ep 38
June 23, 1963: 15th Anniversary Show (with clips from past shows)
6/23/63
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S 15:
Ep 38
June 23, 1963: 15th Anniversary Show (with clips from past shows)
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The Bell Telephone Hour
Baroness Nadedja von Meck
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S 3:
Ep 4
The Music of Romance
11/25/60
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S 3:
Ep 4
The Music of Romance
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The Play of the Week
Mother Hildebrand
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S 2:
Ep 4
The Velvet Glove
10/17/60
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S 2:
Ep 4
The Velvet Glove
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Vicaress
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S 9:
Ep 5
The Cradle Song
4/10/60
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S 9:
Ep 5
The Cradle Song
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The Play of the Week
Madame Ranevskaya
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Cherry Orchard
12/28/59
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Cherry Orchard
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The United States Steel Hour
Mother Seraphim
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S 7:
Ep 6
One Red Rose for Christmas
12/16/59
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S 6:
Ep 9
One Red Rose for Christmas
12/17/58
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S 7:
Ep 6
One Red Rose for Christmas
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Sunday Showcase
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 6
A Tribute To Eleanor Roosevelt On Her Diamond Jubilee
10/25/59
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S 1:
Ep 6
A Tribute To Eleanor Roosevelt On Her Diamond Jubilee
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Essie Miller
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S 8:
Ep 6
Ah, Wilderness!
4/28/59
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S 8:
Ep 6
Ah, Wilderness!
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Arthur Murray Party
Herself
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S 9:
Ep 4
Connie Francis, Helen Hayes, Errol Flynn, Anne Baxter, Sydney Chaplin
10/27/58
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S 2:
Ep 20
Helen Hayes; Zola Mae Shaulis; Bill Norvas; The Upstarts
2/25/51
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S 9:
Ep 4
Connie Francis, Helen Hayes, Errol Flynn, Anne Baxter, Sydney Chaplin
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Omnibus
Mrs. McThing
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S 6:
Ep 11
Mrs. McThing
3/9/58
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S 6:
Ep 11
Mrs. McThing
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The Jack Paar Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 138
February 6, 1958
2/6/58
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S 1:
Ep 138
February 6, 1958
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Alcoa Hour
Mrs. Gilling
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S 2:
Ep 18
Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper
6/9/57
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S 2:
Ep 18
Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper
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Playhouse 90
Sister Theresa
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S 1:
Ep 30
Four Women in Black
4/25/57
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S 1:
Ep 30
Four Women in Black
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Omnibus
Bessie Arlington
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S 5:
Ep 11
The Christmas Tie
12/16/56
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S 5:
Ep 11
The Christmas Tie
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Kraft Television Theatre
Guest Host
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S 10:
Ep 9
Before It's Too Late
11/14/56
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S 10:
Ep 9
Before It's Too Late
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Playhouse 90
Guest Star
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The Voice of Firestone
Herself
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S 7:
Ep 29
Springtime U.S.A.
3/19/56
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S 7:
Ep 29
Springtime U.S.A.
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Omnibus
Mrs. Dearth
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S 4:
Ep 13
Dear Brutus
1/8/56
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S 4:
Ep 13
Dear Brutus
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Guest
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S 6:
Ep 10
12/11/1955 - Salute to George Abbott
11/11/55
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S 6:
Ep 10
12/11/1955 - Salute to George Abbott
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Producers' Showcase
Margaret Antrobus
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S 2:
Ep 1
The Skin of Our Teeth
9/11/55
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S 2:
Ep 1
The Skin of Our Teeth
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Toast of the Town
Herself
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S 7:
Ep 24
Tribute to Gertrude Lawrence with Sarah Churchill; Helen Hayes; Dorothy Sarnoff
2/20/55
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S 4:
Ep 17
'Toasts' of the Year (Top Stars of 1951)
12/30/51
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S 4:
Ep 4
'The Helen Hayes Story' with Mary Scott; Raymond Boyle; Bethel Leslie
9/30/51
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S 7:
Ep 24
Tribute to Gertrude Lawrence with Sarah Churchill; Helen Hayes; Dorothy Sarnoff
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Person to Person
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 20
January 14, 1955
1/14/55
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S 2:
Ep 20
January 14, 1955
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The Best Of Broadway
Abby Brewster
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S 1:
Ep 5
Arsenic and Old Lace
1/5/55
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S 1:
Ep 5
Arsenic and Old Lace
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The Best Of Broadway
Fanny Cavendish
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Royal Family
9/15/54
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Royal Family
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The United States Steel Hour
Jenny Libbott
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S 1:
Ep 11
Welcome Home
3/16/54
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S 1:
Ep 11
Welcome Home
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The Jack Benny Program
Herself
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S 4:
Ep 9
Helen Hayes Show
2/28/54
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S 4:
Ep 9
Helen Hayes Show
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Motorola Television Hour
Frances Parry
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S 1:
Ep 7
Side by Side
1/26/54
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S 1:
Ep 7
Side by Side
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Omnibus
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 12
Mom and Leo
12/20/53
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S 2:
Ep 12
Mom and Leo
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Medallion Theatre
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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S 2:
Ep 9
Battle Hymn
11/7/53
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S 2:
Ep 9
Battle Hymn
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The United States Steel Hour
Mrs. Austin
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Omnibus
Mrs. Kirby
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S 1:
Ep 17
The Happy Journey
3/1/53
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S 1:
Ep 17
The Happy Journey
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Dark Fleece
12/21/51
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S 1:
Ep 5
The Lucky Touch
11/2/51
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S 1:
Ep 1
Not a Chance
10/5/51
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Dark Fleece
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Toast of the Town
scheduled guest
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S 4:
Ep 11
The Robert E. Sherwood Story
11/18/51
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S 4:
Ep 11
The Robert E. Sherwood Story
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What's My Line?
Mystery Guest
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S 2:
Ep 42
EPISODE #57
7/1/51
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S 2:
Ep 42
EPISODE #57
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The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Mary Stuart
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S 1:
Ep 20
Mary of Scotland
2/16/51
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S 1:
Ep 20
Mary of Scotland
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Queen Victoria
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S 2:
Ep 10
Victoria Regina
1/15/51
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S 2:
Ep 10
Victoria Regina
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Prudential Family Playhouse
Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett
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S 1:
Ep 5
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
12/5/50
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S 1:
Ep 5
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
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The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Gwenny
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Late Christopher Bean
10/27/50
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Late Christopher Bean
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The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Guest Star
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Guest Star
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Helen was married to playwright Charles MacArthur until his death in 1956.
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Helen's sound film debut was in The Sin of Madelon Claudet.
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Helen has an adopted son, James MacArthur, who is a stage actor.
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Helen won the first ever Tony Award given for acting, in 1947.
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Helen was a supporter of the Republican Party and attended many Republican conferences.
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Helen hosted the 44th Academy Awards alongside Sammy Davis Jr., Alan King and Jack Lemmon.
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Helen is one of only twelve actors to win a Grammy, an Emmy, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.
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In honour of Helen's contribution to theater, the lights of Broadway were dimmed for one minute at 8:00 p.m. on the day she died.
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Helen received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1985.
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Helen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6220 Hollywood Blvd.
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Quotes
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Helen: I must refrain from talking too much about retirement. It's beginning to sound absurd.
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Helen: The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
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Helen: Age is not important unless you're a cheese.
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Helen: If you rest, you rust.
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Helen Hayes: I seem always to have reminded people of someone in their family. Perhaps I am the triumph of Plain Jane.
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Helen: Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. That he has to leave the nest, the security, and go out to do battle. He has to lose everything that is lovely and fight for a new loveliness of his own making, and it's a tragedy. A lot of people don't have the courage to do it.
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