Helen Mack

Helen Mack
Mack in April 1941
Born	Helen McDougall (1913-11-13)November 13, 1913 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 13, 1986(1986-08-13) (aged 72) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress writer director producer
Years active	1923–1971
Spouses	Charles Irwin ​ ​ (m. 1935; div. 1938)​ Thomas McAvity ​ ​ (m. 1940; died 1972)​

Helen Mack (born Helen McDougall; November 13, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was an American actress. She started her career as a child actress in silent films, moving to Broadway plays and touring one of the vaudeville circuits. Her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s. She made the transition to performing on radio and then into writing, directing, and producing shows during the Golden Age of Radio. She later wrote for Broadway, stage and television. Her career spanned the infancy of the motion picture industry, the beginnings of Broadway, the final days of vaudeville, the transition to sound movies, the Golden Age of Radio, and the rise of television.