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Helen Lee Worthing
Helen Lee Worthing (1905 - 1948) was an American actress, mostly active in the era of silent film.
The daughter of a prominent businessman in Boston, Worthing was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a teenager, she received a prize for having the most perfect hands and arms in Louisville, Kentucky. Two years after that recognition, judges unanimously selected her as "the most beautiful woman in America" in a contest that had 10,000 entrants.
Worthing's most significant Broadway involvement came during the 1920s, a period often referred to as the Jazz Age, which was marked by its vibrant and rapidly evolving entertainment scene. This era, particularly known for its lavish musicals and extravagant theatrical productions, provided a perfect backdrop for Worthing's talents to flourish.
Worthing's professional acting debut came in What's in a Name?, soon after which she played in The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920 in New York. Following that production, she went to England to appear as "America's most Representative show girl" in a revue. She also performed in the 1921, 1922, and 1923 editions of Ziegfeld Follies.
Aside from her theatrical work, Helen Lee Worthing also made inroads into the film industry, participating in the silent film era. However, her film career did not achieve the same level of prominence as her stage work, and she is most fondly remembered for her contributions to Broadway.
Worthing's films included Janice Meredith, The Swan, Don Juan, Night Life of New York, Flower of the Night, Vanity, and Thumbs Down.
Worthing married businessman Jack McDonald in 1921, and they divorced in 1922. (Another source indicates that she secretly married McDonald in 1917.) In April 1922, she was treated at a hospital after taking poison that, according to her maid, she thought was headache tablets. A contemporary news report, however, said that friends described her as despondent and that a policeman said, "she stated she took poison because she was sick of living." She also said that, after falling in love again, she had learned that her unidentified lover planned to marry another woman.
A newspaper account states that Worthing had a violent physical altercation with Edna Wheaton, a fellow performer, in the dressing room during a performance of the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic in April 1922. Worthing was allegedly enraged when Wheaton insulted her boyfriend. "Stage ladies just can't help losing their tempers sometime," said Wheaton, downplaying the incident. "We have many annoying things which the public never knows."
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Helen Lee Worthing
Helen Lee Worthing (1905 - 1948) was an American actress, mostly active in the era of silent film.
The daughter of a prominent businessman in Boston, Worthing was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a teenager, she received a prize for having the most perfect hands and arms in Louisville, Kentucky. Two years after that recognition, judges unanimously selected her as "the most beautiful woman in America" in a contest that had 10,000 entrants.
Worthing's most significant Broadway involvement came during the 1920s, a period often referred to as the Jazz Age, which was marked by its vibrant and rapidly evolving entertainment scene. This era, particularly known for its lavish musicals and extravagant theatrical productions, provided a perfect backdrop for Worthing's talents to flourish.
Worthing's professional acting debut came in What's in a Name?, soon after which she played in The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920 in New York. Following that production, she went to England to appear as "America's most Representative show girl" in a revue. She also performed in the 1921, 1922, and 1923 editions of Ziegfeld Follies.
Aside from her theatrical work, Helen Lee Worthing also made inroads into the film industry, participating in the silent film era. However, her film career did not achieve the same level of prominence as her stage work, and she is most fondly remembered for her contributions to Broadway.
Worthing's films included Janice Meredith, The Swan, Don Juan, Night Life of New York, Flower of the Night, Vanity, and Thumbs Down.
Worthing married businessman Jack McDonald in 1921, and they divorced in 1922. (Another source indicates that she secretly married McDonald in 1917.) In April 1922, she was treated at a hospital after taking poison that, according to her maid, she thought was headache tablets. A contemporary news report, however, said that friends described her as despondent and that a policeman said, "she stated she took poison because she was sick of living." She also said that, after falling in love again, she had learned that her unidentified lover planned to marry another woman.
A newspaper account states that Worthing had a violent physical altercation with Edna Wheaton, a fellow performer, in the dressing room during a performance of the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic in April 1922. Worthing was allegedly enraged when Wheaton insulted her boyfriend. "Stage ladies just can't help losing their tempers sometime," said Wheaton, downplaying the incident. "We have many annoying things which the public never knows."