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Helen Lynch

For the Australian financier and past president of Chief Executive Women, see Helen Lynch (banker).

Helen Lynch
Lynch in 1923
Born(1900-04-06)April 6, 1900
Billings, Montana, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 1965(1965-03-02) (aged 64)
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
SpouseCarroll Nye

Helen Lynch (April 6, 1900 – March 2, 1965) was an American silent film actress, mainly known for her roles playing gun molls and other morally dubious characters.

Biography

Lynch was born on April 6, 1900[1] in Billings, Montana, where she was also raised.[2] When she was one year old, her father died, and Lynch was raised along with her sister, Agnes, by their mother, Christian Fraser.[2]: 77  When she was 9 years old, the family relocated to Hollywood, California, which at the time was a small suburb of Los Angeles situated amongst orchards.[2]: 77-78 

After working as a film extra, Lynch was chosen as one of thirteen WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923.[1][2]: 77  During her career, she was mostly cast in comedies, and often portrayed gun molls and other controversial female characters.[1]

She acted in a number of films throughout the 1920s and four small roles in the 1930s. It appears she returned one last time to the screen in the 1940 film Women Without Names.[citation needed]

Lynch was married to actor Carroll Nye.[citation needed] She died in Miami Beach, Florida on March 2, 1965, at the age of 64.[2]: 79 [1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wollstein, Hans J. "Helen Lynch Biography". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e D'Ambrosio, Brian (July 8, 2019). Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 77–79. ISBN 978-1-4396-6733-0. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Lynch