Helen Ware ( Remer; October 15, 1877 – January 25, 1939) was an American stage and film actress.

Early years

Born to the architect John August Remer and Elinor Maria (née Ware), Ware adopted her mother's maiden name as her professional name. She had four siblings, Edith, Ada, Richard, and John Remer. Before becoming an actress, she worked as a governess and a swimming instructor.

Career

Ware debuted on stage in 1899 when she was a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Along with other students, she was an extra in a production of ''The Little Minister''. She had a successful Broadway stage career making her first appearance in 1899 with Maude Adams, and by her 30s, she was playing the character parts for which she became famous. She began playing character parts in silent films in 1914 and continued into the sound era. Like Louise Closser Hale, Ware was a raven-haired woman for most of her stage career, but adopted an all-blond coif toward the late 1920s at the end of the silent era and into sound movies.brief bio Helen Ware profile
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Personal life

She married actor Frederick Burt (1876-1943) in 1919. On January 25, 1939, Helen Ware died of a throat infection in

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, aged 61.

Filmography

* ''Your Girl and Mine: A Woman Suffrage Play'' (1914) * ''The Price'' (1915) * '' Cross Currents'' (1915) * '' Secret Love'' (1916) * '' The Garden of Allah'' (1916) * '' The Haunted Pajamas'' (1917) * '' National Red Cross Pageant'' (1917) *Lost film * '' Thieves' Gold'' (1918) *Lost film * '' The Deep Purple'' (1920) *Undetermined/presumably lost * '' Colorado Pluck'' (1921) * '' Beyond the Rainbow'' (1922) * '' Fascination'' (1922) *Undetermined/presumably lost * '' Mark of the Beast'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Napoleon's Barber'' (1928) *Lost film * ''

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'' (1929) *Lost film, but the soundtrack survives * '' The Virginian'' (1929) as Mrs. 'Ma' Taylor * '' Half Way to Heaven'' (1929) * '' Slightly Scarlet'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' One Night at Susie's'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Command Performance'' (1931) * '' Party Husband'' (1931) * '' I Take This Woman'' (1931) * '' The Reckless Hour'' (1931) * '' The Night of June 13'' (1931) * '' Flaming Gold'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Girl Missing'' (1933) * '' The Keyhole'' (1933) * '' The Warrior's Husband'' (1933) * '' She Had to Say Yes'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Sadie McKee'' (1934) * ''That's Gratitude'' (1934) * '' Secret of the Chateau'' (1934) * '' Romance in Manhattan'' (1935) * ''What's the Idea?'' (1935) *short

References

Bibliography

HELEN WARE TIRES OF THE STAGE: Says It Is Drudgery ...
''New York Times'' article dated Monday September 11, 1911

External links

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portrait gallery NY Public Library B.Rose Collection
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portrait early in her career University of Louisville, Macauley Theater Collection
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in long pre World War I dress University of Louisville Macauley Theater Collection
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in The Actor's Birthday Book 3rd Edition by Johnson Briscoe
''Helen Ware'' stage and film portraits; University of Washington, Sayre collectionportrait 1923
with Josephine Victor and Henrietta Metcalfe(University of Kentucky) (Wayback Machine) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ware, Helen 1877 births 1939 deaths 19th-century American actresses American stage actresses Actresses from San Francisco 20th-century American actresses