Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 â€" March 14, 1977) was an American
actress later turned publicist.Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901,
Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the
Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before
entering the motion picture field.Ferguson began working in films as a
stunt girl when she was 12 years old, 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.On June 21, 1925, Ferguson married actor
William Russell, who died in 1929. The following year,[citation
needed] she married businessman Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her
second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though
she only received minimal success in this medium.
actress later turned publicist.Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901,
Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the
Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before
entering the motion picture field.Ferguson began working in films as a
stunt girl when she was 12 years old, 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.On June 21, 1925, Ferguson married actor
William Russell, who died in 1929. The following year,[citation
needed] she married businessman Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her
second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though
she only received minimal success in this medium.
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