Helen Menken (December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American actress, born Helen Meinken to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden. Born in New York City, Menken was originally a teenage actress who made her Broadway theatre debut in Parlor, Bedroom and Bath in 1917.

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  • Helen Menken war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Die zu ihrer Zeit renommierte Bühnendarstellerin war die erste Ehefrau von Humphrey Bogart.
  • Helen Menken (December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American actress, born Helen Meinken to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden. Born in New York City, Menken was originally a teenage actress who made her Broadway theatre debut in Parlor, Bedroom and Bath in 1917. Her greatest stage triumphs were Seventh Heaven in 1922–1924 (Janet Gaynor played her role of Diane in the 1927 classic film); Mary of Scotland in 1933–1934 as Elizabeth I opposite Helen Hayes in the title role; and The Old Maid, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that starred Menken and Judith Anderson in 1935. Bette Davis would recreate Menken's role as the spinster with a secret in the 1939 film version. Menken's final Broadway appearance was in an unsuccessful play named The Laughing Woman, which ran for less than a month in 1937. She was active on radio in the 1940s (notably recreating her performance opposite Judith Anderson in a 1946 radio adaption of The Old Maid) and a major presence behind the scenes in the theater world, especially at the American Theatre Wing. She received a special Tony Award posthumously in 1966 for her work. The first of her three husbands was actor Humphrey Bogart. She was Bogart's first wife. They were married at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City on May 20, 1926, and divorced him November 18, 1927. She married Dr. Henry T. Smith on July 12, 1932 and divorced him in 1947, then in October 1948 married George N. Richard who survived her. Menken died of a heart attack at a party at The Lambs on March 27, 1966 at the age of 64. Menken made a short film in New York City in 1925 for Lee DeForest, filmed in the short-lived DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film is preserved in the Maurice Zouary collection at the Library of Congress.
  • Fichier:HelenMenkenStageDoorCanteen. jpg Helen Menken dans Le Cabaret des étoiles Helen Menken est un actrice américaine qui apparut pour la première fois à Broadway dans Red Mill (1913) alors qu’elle n’était âgée que de 12 ans; on la verra aussi dans des productions comme Major Pendennis, Three Wise Fools, Seventh Heaven, The Old Maid et Mary of Scotland. Elle fut présidente de l’American Theater Wing à partir de 1957
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  • from the film Stage Door Canteen .
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  • Helen Menken war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Die zu ihrer Zeit renommierte Bühnendarstellerin war die erste Ehefrau von Humphrey Bogart.
  • Helen Menken (December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American actress, born Helen Meinken to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden. Born in New York City, Menken was originally a teenage actress who made her Broadway theatre debut in Parlor, Bedroom and Bath in 1917.
  • Fichier:HelenMenkenStageDoorCanteen. jpg Helen Menken dans Le Cabaret des étoiles Helen Menken est un actrice américaine qui apparut pour la première fois à Broadway dans Red Mill (1913) alors qu’elle n’était âgée que de 12 ans; on la verra aussi dans des productions comme Major Pendennis, Three Wise Fools, Seventh Heaven, The Old Maid et Mary of Scotland. Elle fut présidente de l’American Theater Wing à partir de 1957
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