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Helen Mack in Son of Kong (1933)

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Helen Mack

Overview

  • Born
    November 13, 1913 · Rock Island, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    August 13, 1986 · Beverly Hills, California, USA (cancer)
  • Birth name
    Helen McDougall
  • Height
    5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)

Biography

  • Helen Mack started her career in movies at the age of ten, and by the time she was 13 was performing in vaudeville. Her acting career didn't blossom until the 1930s, when she made a name for herself as one of the movie's best criers. She had many leading roles opposite such actors as Lee Tracy, George Raft and Harold Lloyd. She may be best remembered for Son of Kong (1933) and His Girl Friday (1940). In later years she was a successful radio producer, writer and director.
    - IMDb mini biography by: A. Nonymous

Family

  • Spouses
      Thomas McAvity(1940 - 1974) (his death)
      Charles Irwin(1935 - 1937) (divorced, 1 child)

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  • Passed away at the Hollywood home of writer Aleen Leslie.
  • American father, Hungarian mother
  • Son, with Charles Irwin, b. 1936.
  • Son, with Thomas Adams McAvity b.1942.
  • Helen Mack produced and directed radio programs during the golden age.

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