Helen Bennett was born in 1911 in Springfield Missouri. she was a model and actress , best known for her stylish platinum coiffure. Bennett began her career as a beauty queen and was awarded the title Miss Missouri in 1937.
In New York, Bennett found work as a model. she also appeared on Broadway in shows such as “Dream Girl.” Along with a handful of other models like Norma Shearer and Gene Tierney, she was able to make a successful transition into acting, appearing in films such as Lost City of the Jungle (1946), The Scarlet Horseman (1946), and later, Return to Peyton Place (1961) with Tuesday Weld.
Bennett appeared in TV series like Lux Video Theatre, The Donna Reed Show, No Job for a Lady and The Vice. She also had her own program, The Sue Bennett Show, which she hosted during 1954. During the 1960s, she worked as a voice actress for commercials.
Bennett died at the age of 89 in 2001, in Santa Monica, California. Take a look at these stunning photos to see portraits of a young Helen Bennett as a model in the 1930s.
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| Helen Bennett wearing a ring and bracelets of diamonds and aquamarines by Tiffany & Company, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, 1936 |
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| Helen Bennett holding image of her profile, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1936 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing a single-breasted Hockanum wool suit with flowers in the button hole, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, November 1936 |
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| Helen Bennett, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1936 |
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| Helen Bennett, photo by Horst P. Horst, French Vogue, 1936 |
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| Helen Bennett in a black cloque dress with white bow and pin at the neckline by Dormoy, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, December 1, 1937 |
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| Helen Bennett is wearing hat by Elsa Schiaparelli, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1937 |
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| Helen Bennett standing, photo by Lusha Nelson, circa 1937 |
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| Model Helen Bennett, photo by George Platt Lynes, 1937 |
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| Helen Bennett in a draped crepe dress with pleats falling from the yoke, a fur stole, black gloves, bracelets, and a jeweled clip at the throat finish her elegant, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, July 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett in cropped silver fox cape, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett in high-brimmed hat by Alphonsine, diamonds and sapphires jewelry by Black, Starr and Frost-Gotham, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett in jacket and skirt by Molyneux, jewelry by Boucheron, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett in jewelry and cigarette case by Tiffany, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, December 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett in large straw hat, photo photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, May 15, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing a high-crowned turban of twisted velvet, and necklace and bracelets of Florentine filigree set with faux jewels, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing a long-sleeved black wool crepe dress with a wide draped belt designed by Balenciaga, a turban made of silk, printed in a Persian motif, with trailing scarf, dark gloves, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, January 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing broadtail cape over floor-length jersey dress, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing hair ornament of quivering gold bells, which also form her bracelet, both by Mainbocher, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, March 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing long lamé skirt and knit jacket with lamé collar and belt, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing sable-dyed marten cape stole and hair ornament, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, December 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett with waved coiffure styled by G. Jean, photo by Lusha Nelson, Vogue, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue Paris, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett, wearing white karakul coat over black dress, coiffure styled by Emile of Fifty-Sixth Street, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1938 |
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| Helen Bennett in ensemble by Bergdorf Goodman, jewelry by Olga Tritt, photo by Horst P. Horst, 1939 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing a- blue wool suit by Falkenstein, Olga Tritt coral jewelry, and a hat of blue silk taffeta and several tall feathers by John Frederics, photo by Horst P.Horst, Vogue, March 1 1939 |
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| Helen Bennett wearing green felt beaver toque with fringe streamers, photo by Toni Frissell, 1939 |
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| Helen Bennett wears an Oriental rose pearl and diamond necklace, bracelet, ring and earrings by Cartier, coiffure is styled by Emile, photo by Edward Steichen, 1939 |
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| Helen Bennett with garland in one hand and umbrella in other, wearing multicolored cotton print bathing suit with a draped bustle, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, December 1939 |
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| Helen Bennett, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, April 15, 1939 |
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