Helen Burgess: Helen Burgess. Actress: King of Gamblers. Young and full of promise, Paramount contract player Helen Burgess possessed a lovely, sweet-faced quality, but made only four films during her lifetime. Born April 26, 1916, the rather demure Portland, Oregon beauty was given an auspicious debut in Cecil B. DeMille's epic bio-western The Plainsman (1936). Discovered by DeMille himself with only brief stage experience behind her, the film starred Gary Cooper as...
Known For: King of Gamblers (Jackie Nolan), The Plainsman (Louisa Cody), A Doctor's Diary (Ruth Hanlon), Night of Mystery (Ada Greene)