HELEN MACK - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 12/15/1938 - HFSID 344135

HELEN MACK
The actress signs this light green fan club card signifying that Chaw Mank is an official member of her club
Autograph note signed: "Many thanks for/becoming a member and/lots of good luck to you./Sincerely,/Helen Mack" in black ink. 9x3¾ opened. Helen Mack (1913-1986), born Helen McDougall, appeared as a child in silent films, debuting in Success at age 10, and appearing with stars like Gloria Swanson and Mary Astor. She appeared on vaudeville, stock and Broadway stages before emerging as a leading lady of early talking films, known as one of the screen's best criers. She co-starred with Victor McLaglen in While Paris Sleeps (1932), and was a Western heroine in Fargo Express with Ken Maynard and The California Trail with Buck Jones. She starred in the 1933 movie sequel Son of Kong, and played Harold Lloyd's sister in The Milky Way. She played an inexperienced bank robber in The Wrong Road (1937). Later she had great success as a writer, producer and director of radio series, including Richard Diamond and The Saint. She also wrote two stage plays, The Mating Dance (1965) and Everyone Has to Be Somebody (1971). This item comes from the estate of Charles "Chaw" Mank Jr. (1902-1985), noted songwriter, author, bandleader, record producer, sheet music publisher, psychic, radio personality, silent movie theater organist, world champion pen pal, inveterate collector and Hollywood/music fan club pioneer. Lightly toned. Corners rounded and slightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.