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Helen Holmes (June 19, 1892 – July 8, 1950) was an American silent film actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most notable for starring in the 1914–1917 serial The Hazards of Helen .
Helen Holmes. Actress: The Railroad Raiders. Though the circumstances of Helen Holmes' birth are somewhat hazy (sources place it in either Chicago or Louisville, KY, in mid-June or early July of 1893), what isn't hazy is that she was, with Pearl White, the queen of the railroad serials of the mid-teens and early '20s.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Helen Holmes. Actress: The Railroad Raiders. Though the circumstances of Helen Holmes' birth are somewhat hazy (sources place it in either Chicago or Louisville, KY, in mid-June or early July of 1893), what isn't hazy is that she was, with Pearl White, the queen of the railroad serials of the mid-teens and early '20s.
- June 19, 1893
- July 8, 1950
Oct 22, 2016 · Helen Holmes was an American silent film actress who became a star playing the part of the fearless railroad telegrapher “Helen” in the Kalem Company’s serial The Hazards of Helen.
Dec 21, 2019 · Helen Holmes was a silent movie actress best known for the 1914-15 serial The Hazards of Helen. She specialized in daredevil stunts involving trains; hence her nickname “the Railroad Girl.” Helen Holmes was featured in the Baltimore & Ohio Employees Magazine.
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Helen Holmes, The Hazards of Helen (1914-1915). Private Collection. Helen Holmes became a star playing the part of the fearless railroad telegrapher “Helen” in the Kalem Company’s long-running, stunt-driven serial The Hazards of Helen (1914–1917), and continued to make action films through the decade as an independent writer and producer.
Helen Holmes (June 19, 1892 – July 8, 1950) was an American silent film actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most notable for starring in the 1914–1917 serial The Hazards of Helen.