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Helen Hayes

Helen HayesAKA Helen Hayes Brown

Born: 10-Oct-1900
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Died: 17-Mar-1993
Location of death: Nyack, NY
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, NY

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: First Lady of the Theater

Husband: Charles MacArthur (m. 17-Aug-1928, d. 21-Apr-1956, two children)
Son: James MacArthur (adopted, actor, b. 1937)
Daughter: Mary MacArthur (actress, d. 1949, aged 19, polio)

    Endorsement of American Express 1988
    Endorsement of American Tobacco Company Lucky Strike cigarettes
    Cosmos Club Award 1975
    Oscar for Best Actress 1932 for The Sin of Madelon Claudet
    Oscar for Best Supporting Actress 1971 for Airport
    Kennedy Center Honor 1981
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6220 Hollywood Blvd.
    National Women's Hall of Fame
    National Medal of Arts 1988
    Risk Factors: Asthma, Smoking

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Murder with Mirrors (20-Feb-1985)
    A Caribbean Mystery (22-Oct-1983)
    Candleshoe (Dec-1977)
    Victory at Entebbe (13-Dec-1976)
    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (6-Aug-1975)
    Herbie Rides Again (15-Feb-1974)
    Airport (5-Mar-1970)
    Anastasia (13-Dec-1956)
    Stage Door Canteen (24-Jun-1943) Herself
    A Farewell to Arms (8-Dec-1932)
    Arrowsmith (7-Dec-1931)
    The Sin of Madelon Claudet (23-Oct-1931)



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