Helen Ware ( Remer; October 15, 1877 – January 25, 1939)Silent Film Necrology 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, allmovie.com; accessed April 12, 2018.
Personal life She married actor Frederick Burt (1876-1943) in 1919.
On January 25, 1939, Helen Ware died of a throat infection in Carmel, California, 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) Soul-Fire (1925) Napoleon's Barber (1928) *Lost film New Year's Eve (1929) *Lost film Speakeasy (1929) *Lost film, but the soundtrack survives The Virginian (1929) as Mrs. 'Ma' Taylor Half Way to Heaven (1929) Slightly Scarlet (1930) She's My Weakness (1930) Abraham Lincoln (1930) One Night at Susie's (1930) Tol'able David (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) Ladies They Talk About (1933) Girl Missing (1933) The Keyhole (1933) The Warrior's Husband (1933)
She Had to Say Yes (1933) Morning Glory (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
Helen Ware portrait gallery NY Public Library B.Rose Collection Helen Ware portrait early in her career University of Louisville, Macauley Theater Collection Helen Ware in long pre World War I dress University of Louisville Macauley Theater Collection Helen Ware in The Actor's Birthday Book 3rd Edition by Johnson Briscoe Helen Ware stage and film portraits; University of Washington, Sayre collection portrait 1923 with Josephine Victor and Henrietta Metcalfe(University of Kentucky) (Wayback Machine)