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Helen Cohan

Helen Cohan

Known for

Acting

Born

September 13, 1910

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 14, 1996 (aged 86)

Biography

From Wikipedia

Helen Cohan (September 13, 1910 – September 14, 1996) was an American stage dancer and briefly a Hollywood film actress. She was the youngest daughter of vaudeville and Broadway legend George M. Cohan. She was born in New York City and studied at Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York and in France.

At the age of 17 Helen appeared as a dancer at New York's Heckscher Theatre in the 1928 Dance Recital produced by Ned Wayburn. Her first appearance on the stage came during the run of The Merry Malones at Erlanger's Theatre. She danced with her father for one performance. In 1931 she joined her dad in his play Fast Friendships. The previous season she played in the Kaufman-Lard...

Best known work

Kiss and Make-Up

Kiss and Make-Up

1934
Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1930
The Penal Code

The Penal Code

1932

Filmography

  1. 1934

    Kiss and Make-Up

    as Radio announcer

  2. 1932

    The Penal Code

    as Marguerite ('Margie') Shannon

  3. 1930

    Lightnin'

    as Milly Jones

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