Helena Pickard

Helena Pickard
Helena Pickard
	Autographed photo
Born	13 October 1900; Handsworth, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	27 September 1959 (aged 58); Oxfordshire, England
Resting place	Golders Green Crematorium
Other names	Helena Marie Pickard
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1924 - 1959 (film)
Spouse(s)	Cedric Hardwicke (m. 1927; div. 1950); Herbert Rothbarth; (m. 1956)
Children	Edward Hardwicke
Relatives	Percy Charles Pickard (brother)

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

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
1924	The Clicking of Cuthbert	Adeline	Short
1930	Lord Richard in the Pantry		Uncredited
1931	Splinters in the Navy	Lottie
1934	Music Hall	Lou
1934	Nell Gwyn	Mrs. Pepys
1937	Limelight	Pixie
1940	Let George Do It!	Oscar's Wife
1940	Saloon Bar	Mrs. Dorothy Small
1943	Forever and a Day	Trimble Maid
1944	The Lodger	Annie Rowley / Katie in Opening Sequence
1947	The Turners of Prospect Road	Lil Turner
1949	Miss Pilgrim's Progress	Mrs. Jenkins
1951	The Lady with a Lamp	Queen Victoria
1954	The Love Lottery	Sally's Mother
1955	Make Me an Offer	Lady On Train
1956	Doublecross	Mrs. Ernest

References

Rubinstein p.822
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.

External links

Helena Pickard at IMDb

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[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.