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Helen Menken (née Meinken; December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American stage actress.
Helen Menken. Actress: Stage Door Canteen. Helen Menken was born in New York to deaf parents. Her original name was Meinken, her New York-born father Frederick being of French/German extraction. Her mother, Mary Madden, was Irish-born.
She was posthumously awarded with the Wing’s most prestigious honor: a Tony, the highest accolade one can earn in New York theatre. Actress Helen Menken was arrested with Mae West, married Humphrey Bogart, and produced the Stage Door Canteen in World War II.
Dec 24, 2015 · Menken's rise to fame, which included a pivotal appearance in Portland on Christmas Eve 95 years ago today, fascinated her public almost as much as her performances on stage. She...
Actress and producer Helen Menken made her Broadway debut in 1917. She took on a variety of roles throughout the 1920s and 1930s and became known for playing a lesbian in The Captive, for which she was arrested during a performance, and her role as Elizabeth I in Mary of Scotland. In 1933 she began producing plays.
Apr 7, 2020 · Broadcast December 15, 1946 , Judith Anderson and Helen Menken recreate their stage roles in Zoe Akins' Pulitzer Prize winning adaptation of Edith Wharton's novella. Superb performances...
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