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Helen Beverley (November 9, 1916 – July 15, 2011) was an American film and stage actress, who began her career in Yiddish theater and films. She was sometimes credited as Helen Beverly. Early life Beverley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Anna and Louis Smuckler, both of whom acted in stock theater in Boston. She supplemented the normal education for children by taking classes in drama and by studying dancing with Ruth St. Denis and the Denishawn dancers. She gained early acting experience with the semi-professional Ibsen Players in New York. Career Beverley began her career in Yiddish theater and the Yiddish-language films, including a starring role in Peretz Hirshbein's Green Fields in 1937. Screenwriter Hirshbein adapted the film from his 1916 play of the same name and cast Beverley in the lead role. The National Center of Jewish Cinema has praised Green Fields, saying the film "heralded the Golden Age of Yiddish cinema." She next starred in The Light Ahead, a 1939 film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and filmed in New Jersey. She also appeared in the 1940 Yiddish film, Overture to Glory about a cantor. Her sole Broadway role was in Clean Beds in 1939. Beverley began appearing in mainstream English language Hollywood films during the 1940s. her credits from this period included Black Magic in 1944; The Master Race, a 1944 film about the dangers of Nazi Germany; and Stairway for a Star, a 1947 musical. She continued to appear in smaller film roles during the 1950s, including The Robe as Rebecca and The Shrike in 1955. She appeared in an episode of the television series, The Rifleman, in 1960. Her last film appearance was in the 1961 film Ada. Family Beverley married actor Lee J. Cobb in 1940. They had two children, son Vincent and daughter, actress Julie Cobb, before their 1952 divorce. Death Beverley died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on July 15, 2011, aged 94. Her interment was at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery. Filmography References External links Helen Beverley at Find a Grave Helen Beverley at IMDb. Discover the Beverley Lee popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Beverley Lee books.
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Trousdale Estates
Steven M. PriceFilled with beautiful, vivid photographs, Trousdale is the definitive history of the architecture and design that defined both Beverly Hills and the ultimate American Dream.Trousda...
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Invisible Blood
Maxim Jakubowski, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Mary Hoffman & Christopher FowlerFEATURING A BRANDNEW JACK REACHER STORY! A collection of seventeen brandnew crime stories from bestselling authors Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Stella Duffy, and more. Includes three...
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Tiny Jumper
Candy Dahl & Maithili JoshiThis thrilling biography tells the story of Tiny Broadwick, the first woman to ever parachute from a plane and the inventor of the parachute rip cord, and how her determination, co...
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ROAR
Bruce WagnerA new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...
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It Occurs to Me That I Am America
Jonathan SantloferA provocative, unprecedented anthology featuring original short stories on what it means to be an American from thirty bestselling and awardwinning authors with an introduction by ...
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Faith
Victoria ZackheimDelve into this thoughtprovoking collection of personal essays from awardwinning and bestselling authors who explore the perennial question: What do I believe?Whether believer, ske...