- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Illinois-born Helen Ferguson is thought to have made her film debut at age 13 in 1914, although her first recorded credits are in 1917. She played opposite such action stars as Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey, and when she went to Fox in the early 1920s to star opposite Buck Jones, her career really took off. She went to Pathe in 1925 and was featured in several serials, westerns and comedies. She had married actor William Russell in 1925 but he died in 1929. The next year she married a wealthy banker, and left films to concentrate on stage work. Though she achieved some success in that medium, she gave up acting altogether in 1933 to concentrate on publicity work, and it was here where she achieved her greatest success. She soon became a major power in Hollywood, representing the top stars of the day, such as Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor and Jeanette MacDonald, to name a few. She remained in that business until 1967, when she retired.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpousesRichard L. Hargreaves(1930 - 1941) (his death)William Russell(1925 - February 18, 1929) (his death)
- Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale, Glendale, California - Ascension, Lot 7296, G-1
- After leaving acting in 1929 she became a very successful publicist, handling such talents as Barbara Stanwyck, Loretta Young, Pat O'Brien and Henry Fonda, among others.
- WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922.
- Had the prominent "bump" on the bridge of her nose smoothed out via plastic surgery. [1925].
- Screen trade publication 'Hollywood Filmograph' reported in late June, 1929, that Ferguson owned a cabin in Lake Arrowhead, California.
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