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Helen Flint

Helen Flint (January 14, 1898 – September 9, 1967) was an American actress.

Flint debuted as a member of the chorus in the Ziegfeld Follies when she was 17.[1] Her work on Broadway included more than 20 productions between 1921 and 1946.[2]

Flint appeared in more than 20 films from 1931 to 1944. Flint often played seedy or sexually available women. Her films included Ah, Wilderness! and Black Legion. She portrayed the fortune-hunting actress Minna Tipton in David O. Selznick's production of Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Flint's career ended with an acting appearance in the comedy The Dancer (1953) in New York.[3]

Banker H. Spencer Auguste married Flint on January 27, 1938 in Palm Beach, Florida.[4] They were divorced in Reno, Nevada, on January 7, 1939.[5]

Flint died in a hospital in Washington, D.C., on September 9, 1967, after being hit by a motorist, aged sixty-nine.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Willis, John (June 1983). Screen World 1968. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8196-0309-8. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Helen Flint". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Helen Flint, Actress of '20s, Struck by Car, Badly Hurt". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 9, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "H. Spencer Auguste weds". The New York Times. January 28, 1938. p. 18. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Helen Flint, Actress, Divorces Broker Mate". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. United Press. January 8, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Helen Flint". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-03-30.

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