Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. HELEN HAYES

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. HELEN HAYES

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Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993

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Helen Hayes Brown was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1900. Her parents were Frank and Catherine “Essie” Brown. With her mother’s encouragement, Hayes made her stage debut at the age of five and began performing both in amateur productions as well as the stock company, The Columbia Players. While performing in a recital for Miss Minnie Hawke’s School of Dance, Hayes was spotted by Lew Fields. Fields, half of the Weber and Fields comedy team, as well as a producer, recognized Hayes’s tale...