- Mother of daughter Julie Newmar and sons Peter and John Newmeyer. Peter died in a skiing accident in 1962.
- Former member of the chorus of the Ziegfeld and Greenwich Village Follies.
- On November 1, 1920 she was seriously injured in a car crash. She was thrown through the windshield, fractured her skull, and broke her jaw. The car she was in was being driven by her then-boyfriend Philip Morgan Plant. Soon after the accident he dumped her for Constance Bennett. In 1924 she sued him for $500,000 claiming the accident had permanently disfigured her and destroyed her career. Eventually she agreed to settle the suit for $75,000.
- During the 1950s her daughter, now using the name Julie Newmar, became a successful actress.
- She spent her later years living in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- When she was a teenager she moved to New York City and started dancing professionally.
- Tragically in 1962 her son Peter died in a skiing accident.
- Helen joined the Greenwich Village Follies in 1920.
- The beautiful brunette also posed nude for Alfred Cheney Johnston.
- She married Don Newmeyer, a football player, and settled in Los Angeles. The couple had three children - Julie, John, and Peter. Helen started a new career as a fashion designer.
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