Helen GahaganHelen Gahagan (25 November 1900 - 28 June 1980) was a United States actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan Douglas) a politician. She was also known as The Pink Lady.
Gahagan was born in Boonton, New Jersey. She became a well known star on Broadway in the 1920s. In 1931 she married actor Melvyn Douglas. Gahagan starred in one Hollywood movie, She, in 1935, playing The Ice Goddess ("She who must be obeyed"). In the 1940s she enterered politics, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California for two terms. In 1950 she ran for the United States Senate, but was defeated by Richard Nixon in a race considered by her supporters to be a prototypical smear campaign. Illeana Douglas is her grand-daughter. This page about Helen Gahagan includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Helen Gahagan News stories about Helen Gahagan External links for Helen Gahagan Videos for Helen Gahagan Wikis about Helen Gahagan Discussion Groups about Helen Gahagan Blogs about Helen Gahagan Images of Helen Gahagan |
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Illeana Douglas is her grand-daughter. Linz), she starred in them both. In 1950 she ran for the United States Senate, but was defeated by Richard Nixon in a race considered by her supporters to be a prototypical smear campaign. She is best known in 2 movies with Josh Peck, Snow Day (Jade Yorker) and Max Keeble's Big Move (Alex D. In the 1940s she enterered politics, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California for two terms. Zena Grey (born November 15, 1988 in New York) is an actress. Gahagan starred in one Hollywood movie, She, in 1935, playing The Ice Goddess ("She who must be obeyed"). The Shaggy Dog (2005) actress. She became a
well known star on Broadway in the 1920s.
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(2004) actress. Gahagan was born in Boonton, New Jersey. Stateside (2004) actress. Helen Gahagan (25 November 1900 - 28 June 1980) was a United States actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan Douglas) a politician. Snow Day (2000) actress. The Bone Collector (1999) actress. |