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Helen Gilmore (magazine editor)

Stella Helen Gilmore (1900 – October 8, 1947) was an American stage actress, composer, lyricist and magazine editor from Chicago, Illinois.

Stock company player

Gilmore came to New York City in 1917 and studied for a time at Columbia University. On November 22, 1920, she made her acting debut in When We Are Young with Henry Hull. She appeared with the stock company of George Cukor in Providence, Rhode Island. On tour she acted in support of Bette Davis, William Hodge, Spencer Tracy, and other stars.

Magazine editor

Gilmore left the theater in 1933. She became affiliated with Liberty. In 1938 she was appointed editor of Movie Mirror Magazine, a Macfadden publication. She became editor of Photoplay in 1941 after the periodical merged with Movie Mirror. Her career as an editor lasted approximately a decade.

Gilmore died of acute leukemia at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York in 1947. She was 47 years old.

Theatre performances

Compositions

<small>Except where otherwise noted, all words and music by Stella Helen Gilmore.</small>

  • "Honolulu"
  • "Syncopated Lullabye"
  • "Wy-ree-woo"
  • "Swing Me"
  • "Inconsistency"
  • "Examination Blues"
  • "Spanish Infanta"
  • "Cause It's You" (w - Sidney Levy)
  • "The Gift"
  • "I Want to Say"
  • "When I Come Riding Home"
  • "Where Syringa Trees Blow"
  • "Ye Who Have Lifted Your Hearts"
  • "My Crossword Puzzle Girl" (as Helen Gilmore; w – Cecil Owen)

References

Further reading

Articles

Books