Helen Morgan
Birthday
1900/08/01
Day of death
1941/10/09 (41 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Danville, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Helen Riggin, Helen Riggins
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologu...Read more
Acting
(1936) Show Boat
as Julie LaVerne
(1923) Six Cylinder Love
as Extra (uncredited)
(1930) Roadhouse Nights
as Lola Fagan
(1929) Applause
as Kitty Darling
(1981) American Pop
as Singer in Raided Nightclub (archive footage)
(1929) Glorifying the American Girl
as Self
(1934) Marie Galante
as MissTapia
(1935) Sweet Music
as Herself
(1935) Go Into Your Dance
as Luana Wells
(1934) You Belong to Me
as Bonnie Kay
(1929) Show Boat
as Julie LaVerne [prologue]
(1936) Frankie and Johnnie
as Frankie
(1931) The Gigolo Racket
as Helen Marlowe
(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
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(1985) Musical Comedy Tonight III
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