Helen Lindroth
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Helen Lindroth, born December 3, 1874, died October 5, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, was a Swedish
-born American
screen and stage actress.
She acted on stage in New York
before entering motion pictures with the Kalem Company
and Famous Players.
Lindroth performed in the film adaptation of The Swan
(1925) and in The Song and Dance Man (1926), produced by George M. Cohan
.
Lindroth has ninety-six screen credits beginning with a role in the Battle of Pottsburg Bridge in 1912. Other films she appeared in include A Battle of Wits (1912), The Menace of Fate (1914), The Black Crook (1916), Shadows of Suspicion (1919), The Way of a Maid (1921), Unguarded Women (1924), and The Song and Dance Man (1926).
Lindroth gave up acting around 1936 and became associated with the Christian Science
Benevolent Association in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
. She retired from this philanthropic work in 1953.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
screen and stage actress.
She acted on stage in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
before entering motion pictures with the Kalem Company
Kalem Company
The Kalem Company was an American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 by George Kleine, Samuel Long , and Frank J. Marion.The company immediately joined other studios in the Motion Picture Patents Company that held a monopoly on production and distribution...
and Famous Players.
Lindroth performed in the film adaptation of The Swan
The Swan (1925 film)
The Swan is a 1925 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent...
(1925) and in The Song and Dance Man (1926), produced by George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan
George Michael Cohan , known professionally as George M. Cohan, was a major American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer....
.
Lindroth has ninety-six screen credits beginning with a role in the Battle of Pottsburg Bridge in 1912. Other films she appeared in include A Battle of Wits (1912), The Menace of Fate (1914), The Black Crook (1916), Shadows of Suspicion (1919), The Way of a Maid (1921), Unguarded Women (1924), and The Song and Dance Man (1926).
Lindroth gave up acting around 1936 and became associated with the Christian Science
Christian Science
Christian Science is a system of thought and practice derived from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible. It is practiced by members of The First Church of Christ, Scientist as well as some others who are nonmembers. Its central texts are the Bible and the Christian Science textbook,...
Benevolent Association in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Like all Massachusetts villages, Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity, but unlike most of them, it encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each of...
. She retired from this philanthropic work in 1953.