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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, was...
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] Died 13 Apr 1940 at age 34 in Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
- Female
- October 2, 1905
- Oliver Burgess Meredith
- April 13, 1940
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.
- Grace Macaskill
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.
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.
Sep 11, 1997 · George Burgess Meredith, actor, director, writer, producer: born Cleveland, Ohio 16 November 1908; married 1932 Helen Derby (marriage dissolved 1935), 1936 Margaret Perry (marriage dissolved...
Helen Derby (1933-1935) – He was married to Helen Derby Merrien Burgess (the daughter of American Cyanamid president Harry L. Derby) from 1933 to 1935. She committed suicide in 1940, nearly 5 years after their divorce.
