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Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gaghan's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Helen Gahagan Douglas was a popular Congresswoman whose political career was entangled in the sexist and anti-communist politics of 1950.
Jun 21, 2022 · One woman–who very few still remember, especially outside of California—played a role of sorts in both those events. Her name was Helen Gahagan Douglas, one of my life heroines. The New York Times called her “still young looking” at age 50. Imagine!
Jun 29, 1980 · Helen Gahagan Douglas, the actress-turned-congresswoman who lost the 1950 U.S. Senate race to Richard M. Nixon in one of the most vitriolic campaigns in the state’s history, died Saturday in...
Jun 24, 2024 · Helen Mary Gahagan Douglas (born Nov. 25, 1900, Boonton, N.J., U.S.—died June 28, 1980, New York, N.Y.) was an American actress and public official whose successful stage career was succeeded by an even more noteworthy period as a politician.
The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
Scope and Content Note: Helen Gahagan Douglas was born in New York City in 1900. She grew up in a large, cultured family that valued education and attended Barnard for two years before leaving to pursue a singing and acting career.
Jan 7, 2010 · Sally Denton’s new biography of Helen Gahagan Douglas, the actress turned New Deal politician, starts on a lyrical note — “Her life would begin and end in sun-filled rooms” — and never...
Helen Gahagan Douglas was the first American entertainer to move from the stage and Hollywood into national politics. Her friend Ronald Reagan and many others later followed the trail she had blazed in her Congressional career.
Gaghan's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). In 1944, Gaghan was first elected to the United States Congress.
