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Helen Morgan was born on August 2, 1900 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Helen Morgan was listed as a musician, singer and stage actor. Death is recorded on October 8, 1941, at the age of 41.
My Take
Morgan moves me as the archetypal torch singer, the woman who made heartbreak sound unbearably beautiful in 1920s Chicago clubs. She crossed from Ziegfeld glamour to stage and screen, but it was that aching, intimate delivery, often perched atop a piano, that made her unforgettable. Dying at just 41, she burned briefly and brightly, and the legend has outlasted the life. To me she represents an entire vanished idiom of American performance, where vulnerability itself was the act. I find something deeply human in an artist whose gift was turning private sorrow into shared catharsis.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Helen Morgan
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘレン・モーガン
- Reading
- へれん・もーがん
- Born
- August 2, 1900 – October 8, 1941
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Danville, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- musician / singer / stage actor / film actor / Ziegfeld girl
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20Morgan%20(singer)
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455116
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Helen Morgan born?
Born August 2, 1900.
When did Helen Morgan die?
Died October 8, 1941, aged 41.
Where was Helen Morgan from?
Helen Morgan was from Danville, Illinois, United States.
What did Helen Morgan do?
Helen Morgan worked as musician, singer, stage actor, film actor, Ziegfeld girl.
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