Helen Hayes papers, 1952-1980.

ArchivalResource

Helen Hayes papers, 1952-1980.

This small collection is primarily letters and postcards by Hayes to her friend Rosemary Selby concerning her work and travels.

.25 lin. ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7020822

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...

Selby, Rosemary.

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