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| name = Helen Dunbar
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| caption = [[Frank Bacon (actor)|Frank Bacon]], [[Marguerite Snow]], Wilfred Rogers, Helen Dunbar and [[William Clifford (actor)|William Clifford]] in ''[[A Corner in Cotton]]'' (1916).
| birth_name = Katheryn Burke Lackey
| birth_name = Katheryn Burke Lackey
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1863|10|10}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1863|10|10}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|08|28|1863|10|10}}
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
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| death_cause = Arthritis
| resting_place = Hollywood Cemetery
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'''Helen Dunbar''' (October 10, 1863 &ndash; August 28, 1933) was an [[United States|American]] theatrical performer and [[silent film]] actress.
'''Helen Dunbar''' (born '''Katheryn Burke Lackey'''; October 10, 1863 &ndash; August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and [[silent film]] actress.


==Career==
==Career==
Born '''Katheryn Burke Lackey''' in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], she first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Company, when it began its career on the New York stage. In 1899 she appeared in ''Whirl-i-gig'' and ''The Other Way'' at the Weber and Fields Broadway Music Hall. 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.
Born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160816155921/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba491c5cd BFI]</ref> Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Company, when it began its career on the New York stage. In 1899 she appeared in ''Whirl-i-gig'' and ''The Other Way'' at the [[Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall]]. 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.


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, Dunbar made films with stars like Harry Cashman, Richard Carroll, [[Ruth Stonehouse]], [[Beverly Bayne]], [[Frank Keenan]], [[John Gilbert (actor)|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.
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, Dunbar made films with stars like Harry Cashman, Richard Carroll, [[Ruth Stonehouse]], [[Beverly Bayne]], [[Frank Keenan]], [[John Gilbert (actor)|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.


==Death==
==Death==
Dunbar died of complications of [[arthritis]] in 1933 at the home of her daughter, 1203 Poinsettia 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 Forever Cemetery]].
Dunbar died of complications of [[arthritis]] in 1933 at the home of her daughter, 1203 Poinsettia Place, [[Los Angeles]], California. Her funeral was conducted from Pierce Brothers' Mortuary with interment at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]].{{citation needed| date=March 2019}}


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Dear Old Girl]]'' (1913)
* ''[[Dear Old Girl]]'' (1913)
* ''[[One Wonderful Night]]'' (1914)
* ''[[One Wonderful Night (1914 film)|One Wonderful Night]]'' (1914)
* ''[[The Ambition of the Baron]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Ambition of the Baron]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Graustark (film)|Graustark]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Graustark (film)|Graustark]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Second in Command]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Silent Voice (film)|The Silent Voice]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Silent Voice (film)|The Silent Voice]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Man and His Soul]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Man and His Soul]]'' (1916)
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* ''[[A Virginia Romance]]'' (1916)
* ''[[A Virginia Romance]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Molly Entangled]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Molly Entangled]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Shuttle (novel)|The Shuttle]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Shuttle (film)|The Shuttle]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Blindfolded (1918 film)|Blindfolded]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Cyclone Higgins, D.D.]]'' (1918)
*''[[Maid o' the Storm]]'' (1918)
* ''[[More Trouble]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Inside the Lines (1918 film)|Inside the Lines]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Hitting the High Spots]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Squaw Man (1918 film)|The Squaw Man]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Squaw Man (1918 film)|The Squaw Man]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Jane Goes A-Wooing]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Jane Goes A-Wooing]]'' (1919)
* ''[[All Wrong (1919 film)|All Wrong]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Venus in the East]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Venus in the East]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Winning Girl]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Common Clay (1919 film)|Common Clay]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Common Clay (1919 film)|Common Clay]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Josselyn's Wife]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Josselyn's Wife (1919 film)|Josselyn's Wife]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Fires of Faith]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Fires of Faith]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Men, Women, and Money]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Men, Women, and Money]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Fighting Through (1919 film)|Fighting Through]]'' (1919)
* ''[[God's Outlaw (1919 film)|God's Outlaw]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Young Mrs. Winthrop]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Young Mrs. Winthrop]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The City of Masks]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The City of Masks]]'' (1920)
* ''[[You Never Can Tell (1920 film)|You Never Can Tell]]'' (1920)
* ''[[You Never Can Tell (1920 film)|You Never Can Tell]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Behold My Wife! (1920 film)|Behold My Wife!]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Behold My Wife! (1920 film)|Behold My Wife!]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Furnace (1920 film)|The Furnace]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Sham (film)|Sham]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Sham (film)|Sham]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Sacred and Profane Love (film)|Sacred and Profane Love]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Sacred and Profane Love (film)|Sacred and Profane Love]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Great Moment (1921 film)|The Great Moment]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Great Moment (1921 film)|The Great Moment]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Her Winning Way]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Law and the Woman]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Law and the Woman]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Man of Courage]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The World's Champion]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The World's Champion]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Beyond the Rocks (film)|Beyond the Rocks]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Beyond the Rocks (film)|Beyond the Rocks]]'' (1922)
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* ''[[Thirty Days (1922 film)|Thirty Days]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Thirty Days (1922 film)|Thirty Days]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Cheat (1923 film)|The Cheat]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Cheat (1923 film)|The Cheat]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Call of the Canyon]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Call of the Canyon (film)|The Call of the Canyon]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Three Weeks (film)|Three Weeks]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Three Weeks (film)|Three Weeks]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Fighting Coward (1924 film)|The Fighting Coward]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Fighting Coward (1924 film)|The Fighting Coward]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Changing Husbands]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Changing Husbands]]'' (1924)
* ''[[New Lives for Old]]'' (1925)
* ''[[New Lives for Old]]'' (1925)
* ''[[She Wolves]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Siege (1925 film)|Siege]]'' (1925)
* ''[[His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925 film)|His Majesty, Bunker Bean]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Compromise (1925 film)|Compromise]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Compromise (1925 film)|Compromise]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 film)|Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 film)|Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Rose of the World (1925 film)|Rose of the World]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Reckless Sex]]'' (1925)
* ''[[His Jazz Bride]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Beautiful Cheat (1926 film)|The Beautiful Cheat]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Man Upstairs (1926 film)|The Man Upstairs]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Man Upstairs (1926 film)|The Man Upstairs]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Fine Manners]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Fine Manners]]'' (1926)
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* ''The Los Angeles Times'', "Helen Dunbar's Funeral Rites Will Be Today", August 30, 1933, Page A8.
* ''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.
* ''The New York Times'', "Helen Dunbar", August 30, 1933, Page 19.


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Helen Dunbar}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{IMDb name|0241838}}
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*{{IMDb name|0241838}}

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For the psychiatrist, see Helen Flanders Dunbar.
Helen Dunbar
Born
Katheryn Burke Lackey

(1863-10-10)October 10, 1863
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1933(1933-08-28) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1899–1926

Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress.

Career

[edit]

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Company, when it began its career on the New York stage. In 1899 she appeared in Whirl-i-gig and The Other Way at the Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall. 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.

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, Dunbar 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.

Death

[edit]

Dunbar died of complications of arthritis in 1933 at the home of her daughter, 1203 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, California. Her funeral was conducted from Pierce Brothers' Mortuary with interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[citation needed]

Partial filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ BFI
  • 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.
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