Helen Gould Beck- Biography
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Helen Gould Beck (April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was a burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress best known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances. Billie Beck was another stage name she used.
Helen Gould Beck- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education
Helen Gould Beck was a burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress best known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances. Her birthday is December 29th, 1983. Billie Beck was another stage name she used. She co-hosted Robot Wars with Dara Briain in 2016, her first major British TV position. She appeared as a correspondent on The One Show and presented in Alex Jones’ absence. Commons (Wikimedia Commons) Rand, Sally
Rand’s childhood was spent in the Missouri town of Elkton in Hickory County. Her family moved to Jackson County, Missouri, while she was still in elementary school. Her father, William Beck, was a West Point graduate and retired US Army colonel, while her mother, Nettie Beck, was a schoolteacher and part-time newspaper correspondent.
Quick Facts
| Real Name | Helen Gould Beck |
| Nickname | Sally Rand |
| Profession | Actress |
| Husband | Not Known |
| Age | 75 Years |
| Height | 5’1” Inches |
| Weight | In Kilograms- 60 kgIn Pounds- 122 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Light Brown |
| Shoe Size | 6 US |
| Date Of Birth | 3 April 1904 |
| Date Of Death | 31 August 1979 |
| Birth Place | Elkton, Hickory County, Missouri, USA |
| Date Of Death | Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, in Glendora, California |
| Zodiac sign | Not Known |
| Nationality | USA |
| School Name | Not Known |
| College Name | Not Known |
| Qualifications | Graduate |
| Mobile Number | Not Known Yet |
| Father Name | William Beck |
| Mother Name | Nettie Beck |
| Siblings | Not Known |
| Children | Not Known |
| Source of Income | Actress |
| Net Worth, Salary | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Helen Gould Beck- Professional Career
After studying ballet and acting in Kansas City, Helen chose to seek a career in Hollywood. For a short while as she made her way to the west coast. Helen’s theater career began as a chorus girl at Kansas City’s Empress Theater. She also worked in summer stock and traveling theater, when she met Humphrey Bogart, who was then unknown. Goodman Ace, the Kansas City Journal’s drama critic, watched her play in a Kansas City nightclub and published rave reviews about her talent.
She was a theater performer as well as a silent cinema actress. She was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1927. Sally Rand was named by Cecil B. DeMille after a Rand McNally atlas.
She became a dancer after sound pictures were introduced, and she is most known for the fan dance. She’d play peek-a-boo with her body by manipulating her front and back fans. Her most renowned performance was during the Century of Progress World’s Fair in 1933, where she was accompanied by an orchestra and directed by Art Frasik. She also invented and refined the bubble dance, which she utilized to combat wind when performing outside.
She performed the fan dance on film in Bolero. Helen was detained four times during the fair for alleged indecent exposure after a fan dance performance while riding a white horse through the streets of Chicago, and again after being body painted by Max Factor Sr. with his new Hollywood makeup. She did the bubble dance in the film Sunset Murder Case.
Emma Lovewell’s Death
Rand died on August 31, 1979, at the age of 75, of congestive heart failure at Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, California. According to Rand’s adopted son, Sammy Davis Jr. stepped in and issued a $10,000 cheque to cover Rand’s expenditures. She was significantly in debt at the time of her death.
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