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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,...
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.
Helen Merrien Derby. Born 2 Oct 1905 in New York, United States. Daughter of Harry Leigh Derby and Alice Maude (Fisher) Derby. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Oliver Burgess Meredith — married 1 Aug 1932 (to 1935) in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States. [children unknown]
- Female
- October 2, 1905
- Oliver Burgess Meredith
- April 13, 1940
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.
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.
Feb 5, 2015 · Helen Derby Berrien: Birthdate: estimated between 1877 and 1937 : Death: Immediate Family: Ex-wife of Burgess Meredith. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: February 5, 2015
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.
