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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Stella Helen Gilmore (1900 – October 8, 1947) was an American stage actress, composer, lyricist and magazine editor from Chicago, Illinois.

Stock company player

Gilmore came to New York City in 1917 and studied for a time at Columbia University. On November 22, 1920, she made her acting debut in When We Are Young with Henry Hull.[1][2][3] She appeared with the stock company of George Cukor in Providence, Rhode Island. On tour she acted in support of Bette Davis, William Hodge, Spencer Tracy, and other stars.

Magazine editor

Gilmore left the theater in 1933. She became affiliated with Liberty. In 1938 she was appointed editor of Movie Mirror Magazine, a Macfadden publication. She became editor of Photoplay in 1941 after the periodical merged with Movie Mirror. Her career as an editor lasted approximately a decade.

Gilmore died of acute leukemia at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York in 1947. She was 47 years old. [4]

Theatre performances

Year Play Author Character Venue or Company Notes
1920 When We Are Young Kate L. McLaurin Marcet Blair Broadhurst Theatre November 22, 1920 – ?
1921 A Little Journey Liberty Theater May 15, 1921 – May 21, 1921[5]
1923 The Invisible Guest Victor E. Lambert The Majestic Theatre January 8, 1923 – ?[6]
1923 Ladies Must Love Lajos Bartok Lyric Theatre February 23, 1923 – ?[7]
1924 Undercover "second leading lady" Alhambra Stock Players September 15, 1924 – ?[8]
1925 Playthings Frederic and Fanny Hatton Wilkes Orange Grove August 9, 1925 – ?[9]
1926 The Show-Off George Kelly July 1926[10]
1928 Yellow George M. Cohan Cukor-Kondolf Stock Company October 29, 1928 – November 3, 1928;[11]
1928 Tommy Howard Lindsay, Bert Robinson minor role Cukor-Kondolf Stock Company November 5, 1928 – November 10, 1928.[12]
1928 Cock o' the Roost Rita Johnson Young minor role Cukor-Kondolf Stock Company December 3, 1928 – December 8, 1928.[13]
1928 Queen High Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, Laurence Schwab, Edward Peple Cukor-Kondolf Stock Company December 10, 1928 – December 15, 1928.[14]
1928 Kongo Chester De Vonde, Kilbourn Gordon Ann Whitehall Cukor-Kondolf Stock Company December 17, 1928 – December 22, 1928.[15]

Compositions

Except where otherwise noted, all words and music by Stella Helen Gilmore.

  • "Honolulu"[16]
  • "Syncopated Lullabye"[17]
  • "Wy-ree-woo"[18]
  • "Swing Me" [19]
  • "Inconsistency" [20]
  • "Examination Blues"[21]
  • "Spanish Infanta"[22]
  • "Cause It's You" (w - Sidney Levy)[23]
  • "The Gift"[24]
  • "I Want to Say"[25]
  • "When I Come Riding Home"[26]
  • "Where Syringa Trees Blow"[27]
  • "Ye Who Have Lifted Your Hearts"[28]
  • "My Crossword Puzzle Girl" (as Helen Gilmore; w – Cecil Owen)[29]

References

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Further reading

Articles

Books


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  1. "The Stage Door". New York Tribune. November 17, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. "'When We Are Young,' Another Drama of Boarding House Life". New York Clipper. p.23. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. Broun, Heywood (November 23, 1920). "Old Sweets Are Trite and Cloying in New Play". New York Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. Шаблон:Cite journal
  5. "Opening Tonight, Liberty Theater: The Liberty Players in 'A Little Journey' This Week". Dayton Daily News. p. 33. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. "Majestic: Opening Monday Night". The Buffalo Commercial. January 6, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  7. "At the Lyric". The Allentown Morning Call. p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. "'Under Cover' to Open Alhambra's Season". New York Daily News. p. 78. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  9. "New Hatton Play Bringing Crowds to Orange Grove". The Billboard. p. 29. "Supporting Roberta Arnold in the cast are Rex Cherryman, Hope Drown, Kenneth Gibson, Lillian Elliott, Rafael Brunetta, William Strauss, Thomas Shirley, Helen Gilmore, Harry Shutan, Rhea Mitchell and Arnecla Williams".
  10. "'Bluffs' Sister-in-Law; 'The Show-Off' Amusing Comedy'". The San Francisco Examiner. July 20, 1926. p. 12. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. "Temple Bills 'Yellow,' Cohan Melodrama". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  12. David, George L. (November 6, 1928). p. 11. "On the Stage: Temple Theater". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. "Walter Folmer did good, clean-cut work as Bernard, and Elmer Brown and Helen Gilmore played well enough in minor roles."
  13. David, George L. (December 4, 1928). "On the Stage: Temple Theater". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 15. "Elmer Brown and Helen Gilmore played well enough in minor roles."
  14. David, George L. (December 11, 1928). "On the Stage: Temple Theater". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 15. "George Nettleton, Miss Charlotte Wynters, Miss Helen Gilmore, Elsie Esmond and Walter Folmer also contributed a good deal to the performance. [...] The final act is just broad farce carried along by the penchant of Mr. Tucker for this kind of humor, and by the able work of Mr. Hartley and Miss Gilmore."
  15. David, George L. (December 18, 1928). "On the Stage: Temple Theater". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 15. "Harland Tucker did much to establish illusion and build suspense with his able playing of a doped doctor, and Helen Gilmore did sincere, intelligent work as the white girl."
  16. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1918 Music First Half of 1918 New Series Vol 13 Part 1. p. 669.
  17. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1918 Music First Half of 1918 New Series Vol 13 Part 1. p. 707.
  18. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1918 Music First Half of 1918 New Series Vol 13 Part 1. p. 721.
  19. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1919 Music First Half of 1919 New Series Vol 14 Part 3. p. 688.
  20. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1919 Music First Half of 1919 New Series Vol 14 Part 3. p. 780
  21. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1920 Music Last Half of 1920 New Series Vol 15 Part 2. p. 1300
  22. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1920 Music Last Half of 1920 New Series Vol 15 Part 2. p. 1423
  23. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. p. 155.
  24. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. p. 189.
  25. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. p. 208.
  26. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. p. 318.
  27. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. p. 320.
  28. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. p. 324.
  29. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1925 Musical Compositions For the Year 1925 New Series Vol 20 Part 3. p. 102.