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.
Filmography
Kid Millions
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Kid Millions
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Scarlet Pages
as Miss Hutchinson
Scarlet Pages
as Miss Hutchinson
Poor Aubrey
as Amy Piper
Poor Aubrey
as Amy Piper
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
Jaws of Steel
as Mary Warren
Jaws of Steel
as Mary Warren
Taxi! Taxi!
as (uncredited)
Taxi! Taxi!
as (uncredited)
The Isle of Hope
as Dorothy Duffy
The Isle of Hope
as Dorothy Duffy
The Scarlet West
as Nestina
The Scarlet West
as Nestina
My Neighbor's Wife
as Florence Keaton
My Neighbor's Wife
as Florence Keaton
The Cloud Rider
as Zella Wingate
The Cloud Rider
as Zella Wingate
Valley of Hate
as Millie Hendricks
Valley of Hate
as Millie Hendricks
The Right of the Strongest
as Mary Elizabeth Dale
The Right of the Strongest
as Mary Elizabeth Dale
The Unknown Purple
as Ruth Marsh
The Unknown Purple
as Ruth Marsh
Double Dealing
as The Slavey
Double Dealing
as The Slavey
Brass
as Rosemary Church
Brass
as Rosemary Church
The Famous Mrs. Fair
as Peggy
The Famous Mrs. Fair
as Peggy
Hungry Hearts
as Sara
Hungry Hearts
as Sara
The Crusader
as Mary
The Crusader
as Mary
Roughshod
as Betty Lawson
Roughshod
as Betty Lawson
According to Hoyle
as Doris Mead
According to Hoyle
as Doris Mead
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
as Self
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
as Self
Miss Lulu Bett
as Diana Deacon
Miss Lulu Bett
as Diana Deacon
To a Finish
as Doris Lane
To a Finish
as Doris Lane
Straight from the Shoulder
as Maggie
Straight from the Shoulder
as Maggie
The Freeze-Out
as Zoe Whipple
The Freeze-Out
as Zoe Whipple
The Right Way
as The Poor Boy's Sweetheart
The Right Way
as The Poor Boy's Sweetheart
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
as Margaret West
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
as Margaret West
Just Pals
as Mary
Just Pals
as Mary
Burning Daylight
as Dora
Burning Daylight
as Dora
The Lost Battalion
as The Stenographer
The Lost Battalion
as The Stenographer
The End of the Road
as Maid
The End of the Road
as Maid
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
as Amy Gordon
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
as Amy Gordon
Life's Greatest Problem
as Miriam Craig
Life's Greatest Problem
as Miriam Craig
The Small Town Guy
as Eleanor Ramsdell
The Small Town Guy
as Eleanor Ramsdell
Filling His Own Shoes
as Rosa
Filling His Own Shoes
as Rosa
Temper
Temper