Helen Dunbar

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Helen Dunbar (October 10, 1863 - August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Company, when it began its career on the New York stage. She also worked with the Charles Dillingham Company and the Boston Opera Company. She appeared in motion pictures beginning in 1912 and continued until 1926. Her stage and screen career extended over thirty-five years.

Miss Dunbar's film career started with Out of the Depths (1912). The production starred Francis X. Bushman. She became a leading lady for the old Essanay Studios. For a number of years she was under contract to Famous Players-Lasky. Aside from Bushman, Helen made films with stars like Harry Cashman, Richard Carroll, Ruth Stonehouse, Beverly Bayne, Frank Keenan, John Gilbert, Mary Astor, Phyllis Haver, Norma Talmadge, and Noah Beery. Her final movie was Stranded In Paris (1926), which featured Bebe Daniels and Tom Ricketts.

Helen's married name was Mrs. Cathryn Burke Lackey. She died of complications of arthritis in 1933 at the home of her daughter, 1203 Poinsetta Place, Los Angeles, California. She resided in Los Angeles the final fourteen years of her life. Her funeral was conducted from Pierce Brothers' Mortuary with interment at Hollywood Cemetery.

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• The Los Angeles Times, Helen Dunbar's Funeral Rites Will Be Today, August 30, 1933, Page A8.
• The New York Times, Helen Dunbar, August 30, 1933, Page 19.