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Helen Morgan (1935), Porträt von Carl Van Vechten. Helen Morgan, geborene Helen Riggins (* 2. August 1900 in Danville, Illinois; † 9. Oktober 1941 in Chicago, Illinois) war eine US-amerikanische Jazz-Sängerin und Schauspielerin.
Helen Morgan (née Riggins; August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s.
Helen Morgan. Actress: Show Boat. Before the tragic legacies of songbird icons Édith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Judy Garland took hold, there was the one...the original...lady who sang the blues and started the whole "bawl" rolling. Like her successors, Helen Morgan lived the sad songs she sang...and more.
- August 2, 1900
- October 9, 1941
24. Apr. 2024 · Helen Morgan (born Aug. 2, 1900, Danville, Ill., U.S.—died Oct. 8, 1941, Chicago, Ill.) was an American actress and singer whose talent was shown to greatest effect in the 1920s and ’30s as a nightclub performer of songs of heartbreak and hard living.
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20. Sept. 2020 · Subscribed. 44. 3.5K views 3 years ago. From the movie: SHOW BOAT 1936 Helen Morgan was arguably the first of the great torch singers and her real life reflected the mood of her songs.
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Helen Morgan. Actress: Show Boat. Before the tragic legacies of songbird icons Édith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Judy Garland took hold, there was the one...the original...lady who sang the blues and started the whole "bawl" rolling. Like her successors, Helen Morgan lived the sad songs she sang...and more.
Learn about the life and career of Helen Morgan, who starred in Show Boat and became a torch singer in Chicago speakeasies. Find out about her birthplace, marriages, filmography, and death from cirrhosis.
