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Actress Helen Dauvray was born in San Francisco, California, on Valentine's Day in 1859. She made her acting debut in the same city, just five years later.
"Little Nell, the California Diamond," as she was known, had a very successful career in New York City. During her career, she worked with theatre giants such as actor Junius Brutus Booth, actress Matilda Heron, and playwright Bronson Howard. Helen married baseball player John Montgomery Ward in 1887, but the marriage was not a happy one and they divorced in 1893. Despite the troubles in her personal life, Helen was flourishing in her professional life. During the 1890s, she had her own theatre company.
She performed in Honolulu in 1895 and then headed to Australia to perform there. On the way, Helen met and began her relationship with Admiral Albert Gustav Winterhalter. After they married in 1896, she retired from the stage for several years. Eventually, Helen began to act again.
Helen passed away on December 3, 1923, and was buried next to her husband in Arlington National Cemetery.
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- The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands), 09 Feb. 1901. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1901-02-09/ed-1/seq-6/>
- The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.), 11 Aug. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99066033/1894-08-11/ed-1/seq-16/>