Helen Eby-Rock | |
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| Born | July 18, 1896  Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 20, 1979 (aged 83) Woodland Hills |
| Spouse(s) | William Rock |
Helen Eby-Rock (July 18, 1896 – July 20, 1979) was an American actress and stage performer.
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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