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Helen Morgan

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Helen Morgan

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American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941)

Film & TV

Danville, Illinois, USA

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…

Known for

  • Musical Comedy Tonight III1985
  • American Pop — Singer in Raided Nightclub (archive footage)1981
  • Show Boat — Julie LaVerne1936
  • Frankie and Johnnie — Frankie1936
  • Sweet Music — Herself1935
  • Go Into Your Dance — Luana Wells1935
  • Marie Galante — Miss Tapia1934
  • You Belong to Me — Bonnie Kay1934
  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-11934
  • The Gigolo Racket — Helen Marlowe1931

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Gender
female
Citizenship
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Place of birth
Danville
Place of death
Chicago
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Helen Morgan
manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1900-08-02
date of death
1941-10-08
cause of death
liver cirrhosis
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Helen Morgan
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