Helene M. Rosson (June 14, 1897 – May 5, 1985), also known as Hellene M. Rosson, was an American

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Biography

Hellene M. Rosson, born June 14, 1897, was the sixth child and third daughter of jockey and horse trainer Arthur Richard Rosson (1857–1935) and Hellen Rochefort Rosson (1860–1933). Rosson entered film in 1915 and starred in 37 films over her ten-year career until 1925. She starred in films such as '' The Craving'' in

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with actors such as

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She join ...

. She died in 1985, aged 87. She is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in

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Partial filmography

* '' The Grind'' (

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) * '' The White Rosette'' (

) * '' The Craving'' (1916) * '' True Nobility'' (1916) * '' The Release of Dan Forbes'' (1916) * '' The Abandonment'' (1916) * '' The Sign of the Spade'' (1916) * ''

The Undertow ''The Undertow'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Thorne starring Franklin Ritchie, Helene Rosson, and Eugenie Forde. It was released by the Mutual Film Company. Cast * Franklin Ritchie as James King * Helene Ro ...

'' (1916) * '' The Price of a Good Time'' (1917) * ''

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'' (

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) * '' Get Your Man'' (1921) * ''

Devil Dog Dawson ''Devil Dog Dawson'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Karl R. Coolidge and starring Jack Hoxie, Helene Rosson and Evelyn Selbie. It was produced by Unity Photoplays and released on the states-rights market by Arrow Film Co ...

'' (

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) * '' At Devil's Gorge'' (1923) *'' Danger Ahead'' (1923) * '' The Fugitive'' (1925) * ''

Wild Horse Canyon ''Wild Horse Canyon'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Jack Randall, Dorothy Short, Frank Yaconelli, Warner Richmond, Walter Long and Dennis Moore. The film was ...

'' (1925)

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* People from Newport, Rhode Island American silent film actresses 1897 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)