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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Helen_HanftHelen Hanft - Wikipedia

    Helen Hanft (April 4, 1934 – May 30, 2013) was an American actress. Early life. Hanft was born in the Bronx, the eldest of three daughters born to Esther and Benjamin Hanft. Her father was a prominent public relations executive for several national Jewish organizations.

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    Helen Hanft. Actress: Arthur. Helen Hanft was born in The Bronx in New York City in 1934. She began her career on the stage in the late 1950s in theatre productions after studying drama at The Performing Arts High School.

    • January 1, 1
    • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  3. Helen Hanft was known in the 1960s and 1970s as "the Ethel Merman of Off-Off Broadway." The greatest star of underground drama, she was the favorite leading lady of playwright Tom Eyen (who later wrote the Broadway smash "Dreamgirls").

    • April 3, 1934
    • May 30, 2013
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Helene_HanffHelene Hanff - Wikipedia

    Helene Hanff (April 15, 1916 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the author of the book 84, Charing Cross Road, which became the basis for a stage play, [1] television play, and film of the same name.

  5. Helen Hanft, an actress whose mastery of camp humor, surreal scenarios and roles too risqué for mainstream comfort made her the acknowledged queen of the Off Off Broadway stage during a golden...

  6. Jun 4, 2013 · Helen Hanft, the comedic actress who became a favorite of such writer-directors as Woody Allen, Paul Mazursky and Tom Eyen, died of intestinal complications on May 30 in New York. She was 79.

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  8. Jun 2, 2013 · Helen Hanft was a brassy performer who starred in several plays by Tom Eyen and appeared in films by Woody Allen and Paul Mazursky. She was known as the "Ethel Mermen of the Underground" by New York Times critic Mel Gussow.