1154) Helen Menken

Helen Menken (1901 – 1966). American actress.
She was born Helen Meinken to a German-French father and an Irish-born mother. Her parents were deaf, and her early communication came via sign language. She did not begin talking until age 4.
Her greatest stage triumphs were Seventh Heaven in 1922–1924; Mary of Scotland in 1933–1934 as Elizabeth I and The Old Maid in 1935.
The first of her four husbands was actor Humphrey Bogart. She was Bogart's first wife.

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