Helen Dauvray (February 14, 1859 – December 6, 1923) was an American actress.[1][2] She was a star in Bronson Howard's play One of Our Girls (1885), among others.[3]
Dauvray was born on February 14, 1859, in San Francisco, California. She married baseball player John Montgomery Ward on October 12, 1887.[4] They divorced, though a trophy called the "Dauvray Cup" was created during their union in 1887 and awarded until 1893. Books about baseball history recount the details of their celebrity marriage.[5]
In 1896 she married Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter. She died on December 6, 1923, in Washington, D.C. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband.[1]
Miss Helen Dauvray, the well known actress, will be married this morning to Mr. John Montgomery Ward, ex-Captain of the New-York Baseball team.