Helen Gibson

Helen Gibson (August 27, 1892 - October 10, 1977) was an American rodeo rider and film actress. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Steer roping Rodeo is a traditional folk North American sport with influences from the history of Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) and American cowboys. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Born Rose August Wenger in Cleveland, Ohio, she became a stunt rider in a "Wild West" rodeo working in the Pacific Northwest and California. On the rodeo circuit she met Hoot Gibson and after a lengthy relationship the two married. A daughter, Lois Charlotte Gibson, was born in 1923. City nickname: The Forest City Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Government County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 213. ... Steer roping Rodeo is a traditional folk North American sport with influences from the history of Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) and American cowboys. ... Darker red states are always part of the Pacific Northwest. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 - August 23, 1962) was a rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer. ...

Hoot Gibson had worked as a stuntman in motion pictures during the off season. Because of her riding skills and athleticism, Kalem Studios tested Rose Wenger-Gibson for the lead role in The Hazards of Helen adventure film serial. The highly successful series had begun with actress Helen Holmes in the lead role for the first twenty-sixepisodes followed by Elsie McLeod in the next twenty-three. However, its intial popularity had fallen off somewhat and after director James Davis saw the attractive Wenger perform, he gave her the role. To fit the persona of the series heroine, she adopted the "Helen" moniker in combination with her married last name to create the stage name of Helen Gibson. Stuntman refers to any of several types of skilled performers. ... Kalem Studios and Hollywood staff, 1915 The Kalem Company was an American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 by Frank J. Marion, Samuel Long, and George Kleine. ... The Hazards of Helen, episode # 44 The Hazards of Helen is an American adventure film serial of 119 twelve minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917. ... Adventure film is a film genre containing elements of adventure. ... Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. ... A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors. ...

Helen Gibson proved to be a capable actress and the movie-going public made her a star. She filmed another sixty-nine "The Hazards of Helen" episodes until the series ended in February of 1917. Her horsemanship skills led to starring roles in a number of action westerns for producer Thomas Ince and Universal Pictures. In the early part of the 1920s, she created "Helen Gibson Productions" as a vehicle to star in but encountered severe financial difficulties that led to a six year absence from the screen. Separated from her husband in 1927, the two divorced in 1930. For the next thirty years Gibson earned a living with appearances in a variety of small film roles. Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... Thomas Harper Ince (November 6, 1882–November 20, 1924) was an American film director. ... Universal Studios logo This article is about the Universal Studios movie studio and Universal Hollywood Amusement park. ...

Following a stroke, Helen Gibson died of heart failure in 1977 in Roseburg, Oregon. Roseburg is a town and the country seat of Douglas County, Oregon6. ...

External link

• Helen Gibson at the Internet Movie Database