Helene Stanton(1925-2017)

Helene Stanton was born on November 4, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Eleanor Stansbury. As a child she took ballet lessons. At the age of 13 she took voice lessons. At 21 she became involved with the Cosmopolitan Production Company in Philadelphia in productions such as "The Merry Widow," "The Vagabond King," "The Desert Song," and "Fledermaus." In 1949, Stanton married former silent film star Kenneth Harlan. In April 1952, she and Harlan separated. On December 8, 1953, Stanton obtained a divorce from Harlan in Los Angeles on grounds of cruelty. Starting in 1953 and running until 1954, she is part of the opening act for Frank Sinatra for his first performance at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, in part performing with the Ben Blue Orchestra. In October 1955, a nightclub act is arranged for her to perform in Vegas. With her marriage in 1957 to Morton D. PInsky, she effectively ends her Hollywood career. As an actress, she is probably best known for The Big Combo (1955), The Red Skelton Hour (1951), and The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955). She died on June 7, 2017 in Pasadena, California, USA.