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His first wife, Helen Derby Berrien Meredith—the daughter of American Cyanamid president Harry L. Derby—committed suicide in 1940, nearly five years after their divorce. His next two wives, Margaret Perry and Paulette Goddard , were actresses; Goddard suffered a miscarriage in 1944.
Mrs. Helen Derby Berrien Meredith, 33-year-old divorced wife of the actor, Burgess Meredith, and daughter of Harry L. Derby, president of the American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation, was...
Helen Derby. Birth. 2 Oct 1905. Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA. Death. 13 Apr 1940 (aged 34) Greenwich Village, New York County, New York, USA. Burial. Mount Hebron Cemetery.
In 1932, Burgess Meredith married Helen Derby Berrien, but divorced her just three years into the marriage. Unfortunately, she killed herself after the divorce. Meredith later married Margaret Perry in January 1936, and again got divorced in two years.
Middletown. Middletown Times Herald. 1940. Apr. 13. Page 1. Clipping found in Middletown Times Herald published in Middletown, New York on 4/13/1940. Helen (Derby) Meredith Suicide.
Oct 19, 2023 · His first wife Helen Derby Merrien Burgess, the daughter of an American chemical boss, killed herself aged 33, five years after their divorce. The dad-of-two, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, died in 1997, aged 89.
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