ACTOR

Helen Morgan

1900 - 1941

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Helen Morgan (née Riggins; August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologue only) and a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Morgan has received more than 381,012 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Helen Morgan is the 9,676th most popular actor (down from 8,294th in 2019), the 14,172nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,184th in 2019) and the 4,540th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Helen Morgans by language

Over the past year Helen Morgan has had the most page views in the with 3,154 views, followed by German (1,858), and Spanish (1,580). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (137.57%), Egyptian Arabic (127.27%), and Welsh (39.06%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Helen Morgan ranks 9,676 out of 13,578. Before her are Bonnie Franklin, Kevin Weisman, Sophia Lillis, Stan Kirsch, Olivia Thirlby, and Shawn Fonteno. After her are Mayumi Iizuka, Jane Levy, Lee Tracy, Pat Fraley, Mitzi Green, and Wendy Moniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Helen Morgan ranks 341. Before her are Alastair Sim, Frederica Sagor Maas, Rattanbai Jinnah, Alan Bush, Bill Aston, and Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt. After her is Taffy Abel. Among people deceased in 1941, Helen Morgan ranks 220. Before her are James Stephenson, Carrie Derick, Élie Blanchard, Charles Murray, Gus Kahn, and Peggy Shannon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Morgan ranks 14,172 out of 20,380. Before her are Randy Blythe (1971), Sophia Lillis (2002), Stan Kirsch (1968), Olivia Thirlby (1986), Arthur P. Bagby (1794), and Shawn Fonteno (1976). After her are Brian McBride (1972), Marc Shaiman (1959), Tera Wray (1982), Billy Sherwood (1965), Jay Chamberlain (1925), and Carli Lloyd (1982).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Helen Morgan ranks 4,540. Before her are Bonnie Franklin (1944), Kevin Weisman (1970), Sophia Lillis (2002), Stan Kirsch (1968), Olivia Thirlby (1986), and Shawn Fonteno (1976). After her are Jane Levy (1989), Lee Tracy (1898), Pat Fraley (1949), Mitzi Green (1920), Wendy Moniz (1969), and Krystal Jung (1994).

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Television and Movie Roles

Show Boat
Julie LaVerne
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
May 17o 19366.8 / 10
Glorifying the American Girl
Self
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
Dec 7o 19296.2 / 10
Applause
Kitty Darling
This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in Mom's footsteps.
Oct 7o 19296.316 / 10