Helen Flint
Helen Flint (January 14, 1898 – September 9, 1967) was an American actress.
Helen Flint | |
|---|---|
Flint in Ah, Wilderness! | |
| Born | January 14, 1898 |
| Died | September 9, 1967 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1931-1944 |
| Spouse | Harmon Spencer Auguste[1] (1938 - 1939, divorce) |
Flint debuted as a member of the chorus in the Ziegfeld Follies when she was 17.[1] Her work on Broadway included more than 20 productions between 1921 and 1946.[2]
Flint appeared in more than 20 films between 1931 and 1944. Flint often played seedy or sexually available women. Her films included Ah, Wilderness! and Black Legion. She portrayed the fortune-hunting actress Minna Tipton in David O. Selznick's production of Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Flint's career ended with an acting appearance in the comedy The Dancer (1953) in New York.[3]
Banker H. Spencer Auguste married Flint on January 27, 1938, in Palm Beach, Florida.[4] They were divorced in Reno, Nevada, on January 7, 1939.[5]
On September 9, 1967, Flint died in a hospital in Washington, D. C., after being hit by a car. She was 69.[1]
Filmography[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | The Clyde Mystery | Ann Clyde | Short |
| 1934 | The Ninth Guest | Sylvia Inglesby | |
| 1934 | Midnight | Ethel Saxton | |
| 1934 | Manhattan Love Song | Carol Stewart | |
| 1934 | Handy Andy | Mrs. Beauregard | |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Mrs. Henry Early | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Devil Dogs of the Air | Mrs. Brown | (scenes deleted) |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept | Isobel Federie | |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | Nelly Fell | |
| 1935 | Ah, Wilderness! | Belle | |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Sadie | |
| 1936 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Minna | |
| 1936 | Early to Bed | Mrs. Duvall | |
| 1936 | Fury | Franchette | |
| 1936 | A Son Comes Home | Belle | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Give Me Your Heart | Dr. Florence Cudahy | |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Pearl Danvers | |
| 1937 | Sea Devils | Sadie Bennett | |
| 1937 | Step Lively, Jeeves! | Babe | |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast | Miss Fleeter | |
| 1937 | Blonde Trouble | Lucille Sears | |
| 1942 | Time to Kill | Marge | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Gaslight | Franchette | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c Willis, John (June 1983). Screen World 1968. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8196-0309-8. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ . Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Helen Flint, Actress of '20s, Struck by Car, Badly Hurt". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 9, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "H. Spencer Auguste weds". The New York Times. January 28, 1838. p. 18. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Helen Flint, Actress, Divorces Broker Mate". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. United Press. January 8, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Helen Flint". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
External links
- Helen Flint at IMDb