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Helen Hayes’ film career began in 1931 with The Sin of Madelon Claudet, written by her husband Charles MacArthur, for which she won an Oscar. She was, in fact, the first actress to gain both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Awards, receiving the latter for her performance in Airport in 1970.
Helen Hayes was born Helen Hayes Brown in Washington on October 10, 1900. She was the only child of a poultry and pork salesman, Francis Van Arnum Brown and actress, Catherine Estelle Hayes. She acted for the first time in ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at the ‘Holy Cross Academy’, a school in Washington, when she was just a toddler.
Helen Hayes. Actress: Riders of the Range. Helen Marie Hayes, youngest child of Charles Thomas Hayes and Martha Belle Marshall, was born in Jun 1893, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and had two siblings, Jesse Thomas Hayes (1875-1943) and Gertrude A. Hayes (1880-1950).
Helen Hayes was known as America’s premier actress and dubbed, “First Lady of the Theatre.”. She described herself as an ordinary woman who led an extraordinary life; however, she was far from ordinary. Hayes entered the theatre at age five and at age nine she experienced her first hit on Broadway. In 1911 she returned to Washington D.C ...
Mar 18, 1993 · Helen Hayes, 92, the legendary First Lady of American theater, whose grace, charm and class won the hearts of millions and made her one of the most enduring and endearing institutions of the 20th ...
Helen went on to establish the Mary MacArthur Fund which helps children with polio along with the March of Dimes. They also adopted a son, James MacArthur who is an actor ("Hawaii Five-O"). She was also the author of several books including her autobiography "On Reflection" and "My Life in 3 Acts". She hosted the Helen Hayes Theatre show on ...
