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Helen Badgley

Dec 01, 1908 - Oct 25, 1977 (68 years old) in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.

Known For

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Zudora
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The Forest Rose
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Little Dorrit
Young Little Dorrit
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A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
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The Repeater
The Reformer's Little Daughter
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The Barrier of Flames
The Mayor's Daughter
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When the Studio Burned
Self
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A Modern Monte Cristo
Virginia Deane, age 6
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Baby Hands
The Child
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The Woman Pays
The Watson 4-year old son

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