Helen Eby-Rock (July 18, 1896 – July 20, 1979) was an American actress and stage performer.

Helen Eby-Rock
BornJuly 18, 1896 Edit this on Wikidata
Pennsylvania Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJuly 20, 1979 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 83)
Woodland Hills Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)William Rock Edit this on Wikidata

Helen Eby was born on July 18, 1896 in Pennsylvania.[1] She initially worked as a public school teacher in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[2]

She performed in the musical revue Hitchy-Koo.with the vaudeville team of William Rock and Frances White. Rock and White split in 1919, and Eby and Rock teamed up and married. After Rock's death, Eby-Rock briefly teamed up with Jack Haley in 1925 as his straight woman.[3] She appeared on stage in Dancing Mothers (1924),[4] Delmar's Revels (1927),[5] and That's the Woman (1930).[6]

She became a character actor, starring in small roles in numerous feature films, starting with her role as dope addict Kitty Cognac in Ann Vickers (1933).[7][8] She also appeared in small roles in television comedies, like The Colgate Comedy Hour,[9] The Charlie Farrell Show,[10] and The Jack Benny Program.[11]

Helen Eby-Rock died on 20 July 1979 in Woodland Hills, California.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Doyle, Billy H. (1999). The ultimate directory of silent and sound era performers : a necrology of actors and actresses. Internet Archive. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3547-4.
  2. ^ Altoona Tribune Sat, Mar 31, 1923 ·Page 24
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (1981). The vaudevillians : a dictionary of vaudeville performers. Internet Archive. Westport, Conn. : Arlington House. ISBN 978-0-87000-492-6.
  4. ^ The Best plays and the year book of the drama in America. Oliver Wendell Holmes Library Phillips Academy. New York, Dodd, Mead. 1909.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ The Best plays and the year book of the drama in America. Oliver Wendell Holmes Library Phillips Academy. New York, Dodd, Mead. 1909.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Mantle, Burns (1931). The Best plays of 1930-1931 ; and the year book of the drama in America. Internet Archive. New York : Dodd, Mead.
  7. ^ Ragan, David (1976). Who's who in Hollywood, 1900-1976. Internet Archive. New Rochelle, N.Y. : Arlington House. ISBN 978-0-87000-349-3.
  8. ^ Parish, James Robert (2000). Prison pictures from Hollywood : plots, critiques, casts and credits for 293 theatrical and made for television releases. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0939-6.
  9. ^ National Broadcasting Company. (1954). [N.B.C trade releases]. College Park University of Maryland. [New York, N.Y. : National Broadcasting Company].
  10. ^ Ross, Wallace A. (1956). Ross reports on television. College Park University of Maryland. New York, N. Y. : Wallace A. Ross.
  11. ^ Sam Frank (1999). Buyer's guide to fifty years of TV on video. Internet Archive. Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-57392-226-5.
  12. ^ a b c Bradley, Edwin M. (2005). The first Hollywood sound shorts, 1926-1931. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1030-9.
  13. ^ a b c The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films 1931-1940. Internet Archive. Berkley, CA ; London : University of California Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-520-07908-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. ^ a b c d e Fetrow, Alan G. (1994). Feature films, 1940-1949 : a United States filmography. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-914-3.
  15. ^ a b c Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; Macek, Carl; Porfirio, Robert; Ursini, James (1992). Film noir : an encyclopedic reference to the American style. Internet Archive. Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press. ISBN 978-0-87951-479-2.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Fetrow, Alan G. (1999). Feature films, 1950-1959 : a United States filmography. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0427-8.
  17. ^ Zinman, David (David H. ) (1979). 50 from the 50s : vintage films from America's mid-century. Internet Archive. New Rochelle, N.Y. : Arlington House. ISBN 978-0-87000-318-9.
  18. ^ a b c Clarens, Carlos (1976). George Cukor. Internet Archive. London : Secker and Warburg [for] the British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-436-09942-7.
  19. ^ Hess, Earl J.; Dabholkar, Pratibha A. (2009). Singin' in the rain : the making of an American masterpiece. Internet Archive. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1656-5.