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Helen Douglas
  • Birth Name:
    Helen Gahagan Douglas
  • Date of Birth:
    November 25, 1900
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Sagittarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Boonton, New Jersey, USA
  • Place of Death:
    New York, New York, USA
  • Date of Death:
    June 28, 1980
  • Cause of Death:
    Breast and lung cancer
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Roman
  • Education:
    Barnard College

Family

Helen Douglas
  • Spouse:
    Melvyn Douglas

Career

Helen Douglas

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Helen Douglas
  • At its 1979 commencement ceremonies, Barnard College awarded Gahagan Douglas its highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction.
  • She was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California's 14th congressional district as a liberal Democrat in 1944, and served three full terms.
  • In the 1940s, Gahagan Douglas entered politics.
  • Gahagan starred in only one Hollywood movie, "She" in 1935, playing Hash-a-Motep, queen of a lost city.
  • She became a well-known star on Broadway in the 1920s.
  • She was the second woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California; her election made California one of the first two states (the other was Illinois) to have elected female members of the House from both parties.
  • She was of Scottish and Irish descent.
  • Was an American actress and a politician.

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