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Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
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In 1914, Gahagan bought a vacation home in Fairlee, Vermont, and the family thereafter spent parts of each summer there. [5] When Gahagan died in 1931 at age 66, the family was living at 17 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. [1] [6] Helen Gahagan became an actress and a pioneering politician who served as a three-term U.S. Representative from ...
The death rate was 19.9 per 100,000 women per year. These rates are age-adjusted and based on 2014–2018 cases and 2015–2019 deaths. Approximately 12.9 percent of women will be diagnosed with female breast cancer at some point during their lifetime, based on 2016–2018 data.
The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
Melvyn and Helen Gahagan Douglas hired architect Roland Coate to design a home for them in 1938 on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) lot they owned in Outpost Estates, Los Angeles. The result was a one-story, 6,748-square-foot (626.9 m 2) home. [10] The Douglases had two children: Peter Gahagan Douglas (1933) and Mary Helen Douglas (1938).
Gahagan is a surname of which is derived from Geoghegan. Notable people with the surname include: Dennis Gahagan (c. 1817–?), early settler in San Diego, California; Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980), American actress and politician; James Gahagan (1927–1999), American painter; John Gahagan (born 1958), Scottish footballer
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