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Helene Stanton

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Helene Stanton

Born November 4, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied June 7, 20177 films

Helene Stanton (born Eleanor Mae Stansbury, November 4, 1925 – June 7, 2017) was an American singer and actress. Her career began as an opera singer for the Cosmopolitan Opera Company in Philadelphia, before moving to Hollywood, where she became a singer of popular music. In 1949, she married silent film actor Ken Harlan, but the marriage broke down and they divorced four years later in 1953. After being spotted in Las Vegas and offered a part in the film The Big Combo, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, starring in films alongside actors such as Johnny Weissmuller, Arthur Franz and Tom Drake. After several film roles during 1955 and starring in a silent role alongside comic Ben Blue in 1956, she retired from acting in 1957.

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In 1957, she married Morton Pinsky and had two children with him, including celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky; they were married for over 50 years before his death in 2009.

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The Big Combo posterFirst watchThe Big Combo19557.0as RitaPolice Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.View film

Filmography

7 films as actor
  1. 1957Four Girls in TownRita Holloway
  2. 1955Sudden DangerVera
  3. 1955The Phantom from 10,000 LeaguesWanda
  4. 1955Jungle Moon MenOma
  5. 1955New Orleans UncensoredAlma Mae
  6. 1955The Big ComboRita
  7. 1953One Girl's ConfessionSmooch