Helliwell, Ethel (c. 1905–)
Helliwell, Ethel (c. 1905–)
English theater and film dance director. Born c. 1905 in UK; sister of Dorothy Helliwell.
Performed with sister Dorothy in ballet act as children; worked as dance director of Lew Mangam's Plaza theatre and head of production of his cine-variety circuit, the equivalent of US Prologs; created numerous precision lines and adagio pieces for Plaza-Tiller and Mangam-Tiller Girls; worked on many musical films, including Avec l'assurance (1931), Louise (1931), L'Amour chante (1932), and Il est charmant (1932).
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