Helen Broderick was a wonderfully funny character comedienne with vaudeville and stage experience, a close friend of Jeanne Eagels. The story goes, that at the age of 14 she ran away from home, because her mother, who appeared in operatic comedy, was totally obsessed by the theatre. Paradoxically, all the people she met turned out to be performers...
August 11, 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
September 25, 1959, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Profession
Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
Spouse
Lester Crawford (m. ?–1959)
Children
Broderick Crawford
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
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In addition to her appearances with Fred Astaire in Top Hat (1935) and Swing Time (1936), Broderick starred with Astaire in the Broadway version of "The Band Wagon" in 1931.
$300,000
