1900-08-01 ( 124 years old ) in Danville, Illinois, USA
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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 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologue only) and a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Kern's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage career was relatively short. Helen Morgan died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 41. She was portrayed by Polly Bergen in the Playhouse 90 drama The Helen Morgan Story and by Ann Blyth in the 1957 biopic based on the television drama.
Morgan appeared in at least 15 films including Show Boat 1929, Applause 1929, Marie Galante 1934 and Show Boat 1936.
Movies
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985-11-22
American Pop
1981-02-13
Show Boat
1936-05-17
Frankie and Johnnie
1936-04-30
Go Into Your Dance
1935-04-20
Sweet Music
1935-02-23
Marie Galante
1934-10-25
You Belong to Me
1934-09-08
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934-03-02
The Gigolo Racket
1931-06-15
Roadhouse Nights
1930-02-15
Glorifying the American Girl
1929-12-07
Applause
1929-10-07
Show Boat
1929-07-27
Six Cylinder Love
1923-11-04
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