[PW] ? Old time actress

[Denise Montgomery]

I did a quick check of the Social Security Death Index, but without having a
birth or death date, it's a long shot, since there were 1,096 women named
Helen Robinson listed there, though conceivably some of them could be ruled
out by birth date  if they were less than 14 in 1917. (Girls started really
young in silent movies.) The reason I was looking there was because maybe,
if she had not remarried before her death, it would list the place of
residence at her death and one could check the paper in that town for an
obituary.

Or is it the son or a grandchild who is looking for information?

Unfortunately, there were a lot of people who went to Hollywood and didn't
leave much of an impression on its history. Maybe archives at whatever
studio that made those pictures she was in--the case of Rasputin and the
Empress, MGM--might have something, that is, if they have been donated to
some university, otherwise, the relevant records may have long since been
discarded. Possibly the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Library
out in Los Angeles would be the best bet to try contacting.

                          Denise Montgomery
                          Valdosta State University Library

On Jan 9, 2008 4:19 AM, Bye, Dan J <D.J.Bye at shu.ac.uk> wrote:

> Looking at this logically, it seems on the face of it unlikely that an
> actress who was playing the Marchioness of Castlejordan (who is a mother,
> according to the AFI Catalog)  in a 1917 film would be playing a
> "Manager-Cashier" nearly 50 years later.    Possible, but unlikely.
>
> There was a Jesse Robinson who seems to have appeared in various films
> between 1911 and 1914 (according to IMDB). Is that likely to the husband?
>
> Dan
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> A patron is trying to find biographical information on Helen Larder (or
> Robinson) who was an actress in 1930s (possibly earlier or later also).
> On the INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE site we found the following info:
> Helen Robinson was in
> Of Human Bondage (1964) (uncredited) .... Manager-Cashier
> Rasputin and the Empress (1932) (uncredited)
> ... aka Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK)
> The Amazons (1917) .... Marchioness of Castlejordan
>
> We don't know if this is the same woman.  The woman we are looking for
> was born or raised in Peckville, PA.  Her maiden name was Helen Larder
> and she married Jesse Robinson.  They had one son.
>
> Can anyone help find more information?
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