Helen Lynd, also known as Helene Lynch, (January 18, 1902 – April 1, 1992) was an American actress and comedienne active on stage and in film.
Early life and career Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 18, 1902,Benjamin and Rosenblatt, p. 476 Helen Lynd began her career in 1919 as a chorus girl in Ned Wayburn's Demi Tasse Revue at the Capitol Theatre on Broadway. In her early career she performed under the name Helene Lynch, and it was this name that she used in tryout performances of a new musical, Phil Charig's Yes, Yes, Yvette, in Boston in May 1927. By the time Yes, Yes, Yvette reached Broadway's Sam H. Harris Theatre on October 3, 1927, she was billed as Helen Lynd in the role of Mabel Terry; her first significant part on the stage for which The New York Times reviewer praised her execution of "low comedy".
In 1928 Lynd returned to Broadway as Frankie Shultz in the Jack Yellen and Milton Ager musical Rain or Shine at George M. Cohan's Theatre which was written as a starring vehicle for comedian Joe Cook.Dietz, pp. 447-448 She left that production later in the year to star as Penny in Oscar Hammerstein II and Vincent Youmans's short lived musical Rainbow at the Gallo Opera House.Dietz, p. 493 After this she starred in the music revues The Little Show (1929-1930) and The Earl Carroll Vanities (1931-1932). Her other Broadway credits included Ladies' Money (1934, as Margie), Battleship Gertie (1935, as Gertie), The Hook-up (1935, as Virginia Bryce), and The Illustrators' Show (1936, multiple roles).
After the mid-1930s, Lynd was primarily active as a film actress in California into the late 1940s. She began her film career in 1930 starring in the short films Purely an AccidentBradley, p.427 andWedding Bells.Liebman, p. 61
Personal life and death Helen Lynd died in Beverly Hills, California on April 1, 1992. She was married to the talent agent Al Melick.
Filmography
Purely an Accident (1930) Wedding Bells (1930) Success (1931, as Molly)Liebman, p. 74 Maybe I'm Wrong (1932) Tee for Two (1932, as Blonde vocalist)Webb, p. 552 The Build Up (1933, the Beach Boy's Sweetheart)Webb, p. 87 Hats Off (1936, as Ginger Connolly)Burton, p. 84 Swingtime in the Movies (1938, as Lorna)Bubbeo, p. 140 Of Mice and Men (1939, as Susie)Tucker, p. 91 When Tomorrow Comes (1939, as the waitress)McGee, p. 268 Flight at Midnight (1939, as Josephine)Martin, p. 59 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939, as Marie Templeton)Mavis, p. 181 Lucky Partners (1940, as Ethel)Faris, p. 106 Murder in the Air (1940, as Dolly)Mavis, p. 213 Power Dive (1941, as Giggly Blonde)Munden, p. 1877 The Strawberry Blonde (1941, as Josephine)Munden, p. 2360 Here Comes Happiness (1941, as Flo)Munden, p. 443 You're Telling Me (1942, as Miss Ames) The Great Man's Lady (1942, as Bettina Sempler) Moonlight in Havana (1942, as Daisy)Munden, p. 1605 So Proudly We Hail! (1943, as Lt. Elsie Bollenbacher)Munden, p. 2237 When the Wife's Away (1946, as Dolly)Webb, p. 614 Any Number Can Play (1949, as Ellen)
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