1966 – Helene Ambrose Obituary
HELENE AMBROSE, 62, A FORMER ACTRESS
Mrs. Helene Ambrose Greaza, a stage actress and the wife of Walter N. Greaza, also a stage and screen performer, died yesterday after a long illness at her home, 105-28 65th Road, Forest Hills, Queens. She was 62 years old.
Mrs. Greaza, who appeared here and on stages throughout the country under the name Helene Ambrose, had been in the theater since she was 15. She received her training in stock companies in Toronto, Boston, Dallas and New York.
Among the plays she appeared in were “One Third of a Nation”; “The Life Line”; “The Lone Road” with Otto Kruger and “The Eve of St. Mark.” When World War II ended, she toured in Europe for the U.S.O. in a production of Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit.”
Her husband is the sole survivor. Mr. Greaza, who for more than a decade has played in a television serial, “The Edge of Night,” over the Columbia Broadcasting System, has been active for years in Actors Equity, having served as assistant executive secretary. He also is a former shepherd of The Lambs. a theatrical club.
[The New York Times, November 12, 1966.]
Seasons at the Theatre
- 1944
- 1950
Productions/Roles:
- 1944 – 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- 1950 – 1, 7
Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:
- Meet a Body – Oct 1944 MEET A BODY – AS CARLA THORNE (ORIGINAL)
- The Life Line – Dec 1929 THE LIFE LINE – AS LILLY (ORIGINAL)
- They All Want Something – October 1926 THEY ALL WANT SOMETHING – AS ANNABELLE (ORIGINAL)
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