Helen Badgley
Born
Dec 01, 1908
Died
Oct 25, 1977 (68 years old)
Place of birth
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Movies (31)
When Love Was Blind
1917
Zudora
1914
The Six-Cent Loaf
1915
The Repeater
1912
A Modern Monte Cristo
1917
Little Dorrit
1913
Dottie's New Doll
1912
My Baby's Voice
1912
The Spoiled Darling's Doll
1913
Baby Hands
1912
The Forest Rose
1912
When the Studio Burned
1913
In a Garden
1912
The Fires of Youth
1917
A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
1917
The Stolen Triumph
1916
The Dancer
1914
The County's Prize Baby
1912