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Helen Lindroth

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Helen Lindroth
Lindroth (left) in The Innocent Lie (1916)
Born(1874-12-03)December 3, 1874
DiedOctober 5, 1956(1956-10-05) (aged 81)
OccupationActress

Helen Lindroth (December 3, 1874 – October 5, 1956) was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress.

Biography

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Lindroth acted on stage with the Boston Museum Stock Company[1] and in New York City before entering motion pictures with the Kalem Company and Famous Players.[2] Her Broadway credits include The Nest Egg (1910), The Call of the Cricket (1910), and Springtime (1909).[3]

In 1911, Lindroth made a one-reel film for Kalem.[4] She performed in the film adaptation of The Swan (1925) and in The Song and Dance Man (1926), produced by George M. Cohan.[2]

Lindroth has 96 screen credits beginning with a role in the Battle of Pottsburg Bridge in 1912. Some other films in which she performed are A Battle of Wits (1912), The Menace of Fate (1914), The Black Crook (1916), Shadows of Suspicion (1919), The Way of a Maid (1921), Unguarded Women (1924), and The Song and Dance Man (1926).

Lindroth teamed with Emma Dunn in an act that headlined vaudeville shows on the Orpheum Circuit.[4]

Retirement from acting and death

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Lindroth gave up acting around 1936 and became associated with the Christian Science Benevolent Association in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She retired from this philanthropic work in 1953.[2]

On October 5, 1956, Lindroth died in Boston, Massachusetts at age 82.[2]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida Girl Has Captured Success in Pictures and Made Hit in the World of Films". The Sacramento Bee. November 7, 1914. p. 25. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "Helen Lindroth". The New York Times. October 12, 1956. p. 29. ProQuest 113717759. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "Helen Lindroth". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "She'll play swan". The Rock Island Argus. Illinois, Rock Island. October 18, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Motion Picture News". Frederick Maryland Post. January 13, 1914. p. 12.
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