Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson
From Wikipedia Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field. It is thought she made her debut in films in 1914, although her first recorded credits are in 1917. She soon starred in roles for Fox Film Corporation by 1920, which is when her career really took off with films such as Hungry Hearts (1922) for Samuel Goldwyn. She was cast mostly in westerns, comedies, and serials. She was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922. She married actor William Russell in 1925, but he died in 1929. The following year, she married wealthy banker Richard L. Hargreaves. Following her second marriage, she left films to concentrate on stage work, though she only received minimal success in this medium. In 1933, she left acting altogether to focus on publicity work, a job she became very successful in and which made her a major power in Hollywood, because she was representing such big name stars as Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Taylor, among others. Ferguson represented actress Loretta Young for more than nineteen years. She kept reporters from needlessly disturbing Young and was considered one of the foremost "suppress agents" in Hollywood. In 1941, her second husband died, and she retired from publicity work in 1967. She died in Clearwater, Florida in 1977, aged 75. She is buried at Forest Lawn Glendale in Glendale, California. Helen Ferguson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 6153 Hollywood Blvd.
Known For Acting
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Birthday 1901-07-23
Place of Birth Decatur, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Finders Keepers
1929

Finders Keepers

The Right Way
1921

The Right Way

The Call of the North
1921

The Call of the North

The Freeze-Out
1921

The Freeze-Out

Fools For Luck
1917

Fools For Luck

Straight from the Shoulder
1921

Straight from the Shoulder

To a Finish
1921

To a Finish

Roughshod
1922

Roughshod

Chalk Marks
1924

Chalk Marks

The Small Town Guy
1917

The Small Town Guy

Just Pals
1920

Just Pals

Double Dealing
1923

Double Dealing

The Cloud Rider
1925

The Cloud Rider

Scarlet Pages
1930

Scarlet Pages

The Unknown Purple
1923

The Unknown Purple

Miss Lulu Bett
1921

Miss Lulu Bett

Kid Millions
1934

Kid Millions

Jaws of Steel
1927

Jaws of Steel

The Famous Mrs. Fair
1923

The Famous Mrs. Fair

The Crusader
1922

The Crusader

The Isle of Hope
1925

The Isle of Hope

Spook Ranch
1925

Spook Ranch

The Valley of Hate
1924

The Valley of Hate

Within the Law
1923

Within the Law

The Challenge of the Law
1920

The Challenge of the Law

Poor Aubrey
1930

Poor Aubrey

Hungry Hearts
1922

Hungry Hearts

The End of the Road
1919

The End of the Road

Brass
1923

Brass

Valley of Hate
1924

Valley of Hate

The Lost Battalion
1919

The Lost Battalion

Life's Greatest Problem
1918

Life's Greatest Problem

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
1922

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

The Scarlet West
1925

The Scarlet West

According to Hoyle
1922

According to Hoyle