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Helen Gahagan Douglas

1900 - 1980

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Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). In 1944, Gahagan Douglas was first elected to the United States Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Gahagan Douglas is the 17,129th most popular politician (down from 17,028th in 2019), the 11,304th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,237th in 2019) and the 861st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Helen Gahagan Douglas ranks 17,129 out of 19,576. Before her are Peter Mandelson, Lauren Boebert, Yahya Ould Hademine, Heidi Hautala, Isabel Celaá, and Kinuko Tanida. After her are Krishan Kant, Lorella Stefanelli, Katarina Barley, Nelson Oduber, Hoyte van Hoytema, and Mihai Tudose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Helen Gahagan Douglas ranks 315. Before her are Horatio Fitch, Nikolay Okhlopkov, John T. Scopes, Ricardo Cortez, Roberto Grau, and Alice Terry. After her are Antoni Zygmund, Sverre Sørsdal, Mark Sandrich, Ethelwynn Trewavas, Coral Buttsworth, and Gladys Egan. Among people deceased in 1980, Helen Gahagan Douglas ranks 289. Before her are Nelson López, Emily Hood Westacott, John Kotelawala, Tryggve Gran, Hans Wetterström, and Barney Bigard. After her are Elliott Nugent, Pietro Genovesi, George Tobias, Barbara Pym, Peter Broeker, and Lillian Randolph.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Gahagan Douglas ranks 11,306 out of 20,380. Before her are George R. Price (1922), Jack Antonoff (1984), Steve Cochran (1917), Lucy Hale (1989), Brené Brown (1965), and Francis Parkman (1823). After her are Terrence Mann (1951), Patti Hansen (1956), Tom Mankiewicz (1942), Carl Pomerance (1944), Jeff Garlin (1962), and Chuck Cooper (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Helen Gahagan Douglas ranks 861. Before her are Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746), Daniel Goldin (1940), William Hooper (1742), Levi Woodbury (1789), Adam Schiff (1960), and Lauren Boebert (1986). After her are Barbara Jordan (1936), Horatio Seymour (1810), Bob Kerrey (1943), Francis James Child (1825), Buddy MacKay (1933), and Charles J. Folger (1818).

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