Occupation Actress Years active 1936-1946 | Name Fay Helm Role Film actress | |
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Spouse Albert O. Farmer (m. 1947–1980) Movies The Wolf Man, Dark Victory, Lady in the Dark, Hers to Hold, Song of the City Similar People George Waggner, Edmund Goulding, Mitchell Leisen | ||
Fay Helm (April 9, 1909 – September 27, 2003) was an American film actress. Born in Bakersfield, California, she appeared in about 65 films between 1936 and 1946.
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Helm "came [to Hollywood] in 1936 at the age of 22."
Early years
Helm was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Helm of Bakersfield, California. Her father was "a widely known oil operator" in Bakersfield. She participated in drama as a student at the University of Oregon and acted in productions at the Portland Civic Theater. She also acted in the Bakersfield Community Theatre.
Personal life
Helm married attorney Jack Hardy February 15, 1941. Before that, she was married to assistant district attorney Norman Main. She and Main divorced in 1940. She died on September 27, 2003, and was buried October 15, 2003 in the Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City Los Angeles County, California, Section Y, Tier 12, Grave 54.