Helena Pickard

Helena Pickard (13 October 1900 – 27 September 1959) was a British stage, film and television actress.

Helena Pickard
Autographed photo
Born(1900-10-13)13 October 1900
Died27 September 1959(1959-09-27) (aged 58)
Oxfordshire, England
Resting placeGolders Green Crematorium
Other namesHelena Marie Pickard
OccupationActress
Years active1924 - 1959 (film)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1927; div. 1950)

Herbert Rothbarth
(m. 1956)
ChildrenEdward Hardwicke
RelativesPercy Charles Pickard (brother)

Career

Pickard was a prominent character actress in West End plays such as When We Are Married and Flare Path and also appeared on Broadway. She made her screen debut in the 1924 silent film The Clicking of Cuthbert. She played the female lead in the 1931 comedy Splinters in the Navy but mostly appeared in supporting roles.


While working in the United States she appeared in two Hollywood productions before returning to Britain. During her later career she appeared occasionally on television in series including The Four Just Men, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Vanity Fair, and in the BBC radio series Saturday Night Theatre.

Personal life

Pickard was the sister of Group Captain Percy Charles Pickard, RAF, who died during the Second World War while leading the air raid on Amiens Prison in Operation Jericho on 18 February 1944. She was married to the celebrated actor Cedric Hardwicke, with whom she had a son, Edward Hardwicke, who also became an actor. Later, after divorcing Hardwicke, she married the financier Herbert Rothbarth. She died in 1959 from an accidental overdose on sleeping pills,[1] with her remains handled at Golders Green Crematorium.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1924The Clicking of CuthbertAdelineShort
1930Lord Richard in the PantryUncredited
1931Splinters in the NavyLottie
1934Music HallLou
1934Nell GwynMrs. Pepys
1937LimelightPixie
1940Let George Do It!Oscar's Wife
1940Saloon BarMrs. Dorothy Small
1943Forever and a DayTrimble Maid
1944The LodgerAnnie Rowley / Katie in Opening Sequence
1947The Turners of Prospect RoadLil Turner
1949Miss Pilgrim's ProgressMrs. Jenkins
1951The Lady with a LampQueen Victoria
1954The Love LotterySally's Mother
1955Make Me an OfferLady On Train
1956DoublecrossMrs. Ernest

References

  1. Rubinstein p.822
  2. Wilson, Scott (16 September 2016). "Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed". McFarland. Retrieved 16 September 2018 via Google Books.

Bibliography

  • Rubinstein, William D. The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.



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