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Helen Hayes
1900-1993
Theatre,
Film, Radio, Television
Known as the First Lady of the American
Theatre, Helen Hayes crossed over into nearly all forms of
entertainment. She was the first person to won all four major
awards.
Two Academy Awards, 2 Tony's, an Emmy and a Grammy award for
Best Spoken Word Recording. These are only a few of the many
awards she received for a career that spanned over 80 years.
Her first appearance on Broadway was when she was nine years
old. She continued her career on stage until 1930 when she
went to Hollywood and won her first Academy Award for her
role in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931). Throughout
her career she was involved in over 129 radio programs and
was named Radio's Favorite Actress in 1937. In Television
she worked in numerous roles on over 30 different shows and
as a narrator. Still she's most remembered for her roles in
theatre and appearing in over 100 different professional productions.
Hayes often called herself "a little Irish biddy."
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