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Helen Wood (actress)

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33: 513: 106:(1917–1988) was an American actress active in film and radio primarily during the 1930s. She is not to be confused with the actress and performer Helen Wood (1935–1998), who later appeared in 550: 484: 604: 584: 599: 237: 543: 133:(1933). She then returned to Clarksville to finish high school; upon her return to Hollywood after graduation, she signed a contract with MGM. 127:
After winning a beauty contest at Clarksville's Capitol Theatre in 1933 as a teenager, Wood earned a trip to Hollywood, where she was cast in
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She worked in radio after her on-screen roles dried up in the late 1930s. In 1942, she married Earl Henriksen.
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She reportedly spent $ 4,000 on a vocal coach who helped her drop her Southern accent. She later signed at
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This article about a United States film actor born in the 1910s is a
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Entry for Helen Wood (1) (1917-1988) at the Internet Movie Database:
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Deep Throat
Clarksville, Tennessee
Roman Scandals
20th Century Fox
Rita Hayworth
Dixie Dunbar
Thomas Beck
Roman Scandals
Moulin Rouge
Kid Millions
Gold Diggers of 1935
Mary Jane's Pa
In Caliente
Anna Karenina
She Married Her Boss
The Goose and the Gander
A Midsummer Night's Dream
My Marriage
Champagne Charlie
High Tension
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Sing, Baby, Sing
Can This Be Dixie?
Crack-Up
Almost a Gentleman
Sorority House
The Pilgrimage Play

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