Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in silent and in early sound films.

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Helene Chadwick - Actress ( Chadwick in 1921 )

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Profile :



Born November 25, 1897, Chadwicks, New York,, U.S.

Died September 4, 1940 (aged 42), Los Angeles, California, U.S. S

Other names Helen Chadwick

Occupation Actress

Years active 1916–1937

Spouse(s) William A. Wellman (July 1918–September 5, 1923)

Helene Chadwick (November 25, 1897 – September 4, 1940) was an American actress in silent and in early sound films.

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Early life and career :



Chadwick was born in the small town of Chadwicks, New York, which was named for her great-grandfather. Her parents were George W. Chadwick Jr. and Marie Louise Norton Chadwick. Her mother was a singer who performed on the stage and her father was a business man.



She began making films for Pathé Pictures in Manhattan, New York. Her first film was The Challenge (1916), which was produced by Astra Film Corporation and released by Pathé. A director was impressed by Chadwicks's talent as an equestrian, thus she began acting as a western star but this did not continue with the exodus of film production from the east to the west coast. Signed by Samuel Goldwyn, Chadwick went to California in 1913 and entered silent movies in 1916. At the pinnacle of her acting career, she earned a salary estimated to have been $2,000 per week. From 1929 until 1935, she found success as a character actress when sound was being introduced to films.




In the final five years of her life, she was reduced to taking roles as an extra, playing "atmospheric parts". Helene made movies with Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, and other studios. Her final film was Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935).




Her most noteworthy performances came in Heartsease (1919), The Long Arm of the Manister (1919), The Cup of Fury (1920), Godless Men (1920), Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921), From The Ground Up (1921), Yellow Men and Gold (1922), Dust Flower (1922), The Sin Flood (1922), The Glorious Fool (1922), and Quicksands (1923).

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Personal life and death :



Helene's great-grandparents were the founders of Chadwicks, NY, a small village in Oneida County, NY. Her great-grandfather built a cotton factory on Sauquoit Creek and was one of the premier manufacturers of textiles in the Mohawk Valley. Her family came from England, in Oldham, Lancashire County. She attended school at a one-room schoolhouse provided by her great-grandfather for the mill workers.


In January 1919, Chadwick became engaged to William A. Wellman, an American pilot with the Lafayette Flying Corps. He had just returned from France and was cited for bravery for his valor in World War I. The couple had met at a party at the house of a friend. Wellman was signed to play a prominent role in an upcoming movie with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The couple wed in July 1921, but in the summer of 1923, Chadwick sued Wellman for divorce on grounds of desertion and nonsupport. At the time of their separation, William was directing movies for Fox Film.


Helene Chadwick died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, aged 42, in 1940. Her death was indirectly the result of an accident she suffered in June 1939. She stumbled over a chair and sustained injuries to her left side and eye. Doctors said her illness was exacerbated by "her highly nervous state."


Her funeral was conducted by Pierce Brothers Mortuary and attended by stage and screen friends. Her body was returned to Chadwicks and she is buried in the Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.

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Selected filmography :



Year Title Role Notes


1916 The Challenge Alberta Bradley

1917 The Iron Heart Grace

1917 Vengeance Is Mine Marion De Long

1918 Convict 993 Neva Stokes

1918 The Naulahka Kate Sheriff

1918 The Yellow Ticket Miss Seaton

1919 Girls Kate West

1919 Heartsease Margaret Neville

1919 Caleb Piper's Girl Mary Piper

1919 An Adventure in Hearts Countess D'Orano

1920 Godless Men Ruth Lytton

1920 Scratch My Back Madeline

1921 Dangerous Curve Ahead Phoebe Mabee

1921 Made in Heaven

1921 From the Ground Up Philena Mortimer

1921 The Old Nest Emily at 22

1922 The Sin Flood Poppy

1922 The Glorious Fool Jane Brown

1922 Brothers Under the Skin Millie Craddock

1923 Gimme Fanny Daniels

1924 The Masked Dancer Betty Powell

1924 Why Men Leave Home Irene Emerson

1925 The Golden Cocoon Molly Shannon

1926 Pleasures of the Rich Mary Wilson Lost; trailer survives Library of Congress

1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Helene Short film

1926 Dancing Days Alice Hedman

1927 Stage Kisses Fay Leslie

1927 Stolen Pleasures Doris Manning

1928 Say It With Sables Helen Caswell Lost film

1928 Women Who Dare Stella Mowbray

1928 Confessions of a Wife Marion Atwell

1928 Modern Mothers Adele Dayton

1929 Father and Son Miss White

1930 Men Are Like That Clara Fisher Hyland

1931 Hell Bound Sanford's Sister

1932 Night World Night Club Customer Uncredited

1933 Merrily Yours Mrs. Rogers

1935 School for Girls Larson

1935 Another Face Nurse Daniels Uncredited

Alternative title: It Happened in Hollywood

1936 San Francisco Uncredited

1937 A Star Is Born Woman at preview Uncredited

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