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- Birth nameHelena Johanna Strassburger
- Helen Boatwright was born on November 17, 1916 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Hansel and Gretel (1954). She was married to Howard Leake Boatwright Jr.. She died on December 1, 2010 in Syracuse, New York, USA.
- SpouseHoward Leake Boatwright Jr.(1943 - February 20, 1999) (his death, 3 children)
- Soprano.
- She is survived by her two sons, Howard Leake III known as Lea, David Alexander and a daughter, Alice Karth Boatwright.
- She performed at the White House in Washington D.C. for President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
- She taught at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York; Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York; and the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
- She was the youngest of six children.
- I sing opera, but I am musician. I teach too many crummy kids who think they've got to be opera singers. Opera is such a teeny tiny part in the world of music. I don't want to be called an opera singer.
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