Helen Lynd

Helen Lynd, also known as Helene Lynch, (January 18, 1902 – April 1, 1992) was an American actress and comedienne active on stage and in film.

Early life and career Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 18, 1902, Helen Lynd began her career in 1919 as a chorus girl in Ned Wayburn's Demi Tasse Revue at the Capitol Theatre on Broadway. By the time Yes, Yes, Yvette reached Broadway's Sam H. Harris Theatre on October 3, 1927, she was billed as Helen Lynd in the role of Mabel Terry; her first significant part on the stage for which The New York Times reviewer praised her execution of "low comedy".

In 1928 Lynd returned to Broadway as Frankie Shultz in the Jack Yellen and Milton Ager musical Rain or Shine at George M. Cohan's Theatre which was written as a starring vehicle for comedian Joe Cook. She left that production later in the year to star as Penny in Oscar Hammerstein II and Vincent Youmans's short lived musical Rainbow at the Gallo Opera House. After this she starred in the music revues The Little Show (1929-1930) and The Earl Carroll Vanities (1931-1932). andWedding Bells.

Personal life and death Helen Lynd died in Beverly Hills, California on April 1, 1992.

Filmography

Purely an Accident (1930) Maybe I'm Wrong (1932) Tee for Two (1932, as Blonde vocalist) The Build Up (1933, the Beach Boy's Sweetheart) Hats Off (1936, as Ginger Connolly) Swingtime in the Movies (1938, as Lorna) Of Mice and Men (1939, as Susie) When Tomorrow Comes (1939, as the waitress) Flight at Midnight (1939, as Josephine) The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939, as Marie Templeton) Lucky Partners (1940, as Ethel) Murder in the Air (1940, as Dolly) Power Dive (1941, as Giggly Blonde) The Strawberry Blonde (1941, as Josephine) Here Comes Happiness (1941, as Flo) You're Telling Me (1942, as Miss Ames) Moonlight in Havana (1942, as Daisy) So Proudly We Hail! (1943, as Lt. Elsie Bollenbacher) When the Wife's Away (1946, as Dolly) Any Number Can Play (1949, as Ellen)