Helen Holmes (June , â€" July , ) was an American silent film
actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most
notable for starring in the â€" serial The Hazards of Helen.Helen
Holmes was born on June , , in Illinois. While there is uncertainty
about her place of birth, Holmes stated in an interview that she was
born on a farm in South Bend, Indiana, but grew up in Chicago,
Illinois. A article indicates Holmes was born on her father's private
railroad car, "Estevan".Holmes was the daughter of Norwegian immigrant
Louis A. Holmes (born in Norway in October ), a railroad clerk
employed by the Illinois Central Railroad, who had migrated to the
United States in , and his wife Sophia (born April in Indiana), and
was the sister of Frank O. Holmes (born June in Illinois) and
Florence (born in May in Illinois), and two other siblings who died
in infancy.
actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most
notable for starring in the â€" serial The Hazards of Helen.Helen
Holmes was born on June , , in Illinois. While there is uncertainty
about her place of birth, Holmes stated in an interview that she was
born on a farm in South Bend, Indiana, but grew up in Chicago,
Illinois. A article indicates Holmes was born on her father's private
railroad car, "Estevan".Holmes was the daughter of Norwegian immigrant
Louis A. Holmes (born in Norway in October ), a railroad clerk
employed by the Illinois Central Railroad, who had migrated to the
United States in , and his wife Sophia (born April in Indiana), and
was the sister of Frank O. Holmes (born June in Illinois) and
Florence (born in May in Illinois), and two other siblings who died
in infancy.
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