Louise Henry (actress)

Louise Henry
On a German cigarette card, c. 1935
Born	Jessie Louise Heiman (1911-06-14)June 14, 1911 Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1967(1967-02-17) (aged 55) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1934–1939
Spouse	Samuel Robert Weltz

Jessie Louise Henry Weltz (June 14, 1911 – February 17, 1967) was an American film actress who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s.

Early years

Born Jessie Louise Heiman, Henry was the daughter of Dr. Jesse Strauss Heiman, a physician, and his wife, stage actress Louise Henry Heiman. Her father was a Syracuse, New York, native and practiced medicine there until he moved the family to New York City when Henry was 4 years old. Between 1914 and 1916, Henry and her family lived at 1027 Genesee Street in Syracuse. She was educated at Marymount convent in Tarrytown until she reached the high-school level. At that point she went to Paris to study at a branch of Marymount.

Heiman family home Syracuse N.Y.

Career

While Henry was in France, she became fluent in French and began singing and dancing professionally. Her professional debut occurred in Monte Carlo when she was 14, as she danced at a party given in honor of the Duke of Conought. She declined offers to entertain in Europe, preferring to study in New York and work in stock theater. She performed for several years with a stock company headed by Chamberlain Brown.

By the age of 14 in 1926, Henry was engaged in dancing events throughout Europe and under contract for making movies in Berlin.

Henry went to London in the summer of 1933 to appear as "the American show girl" in a Seymour Hicks production. After returning to the United States, she sang at the Deauville Yacht Club in Miami. Her work there led to a screen test in New York, and the test resulted in a long-term film contract.

Syracuse newspaper articles re: Louise Heiman

Death

On February 17, 1967, Henry died of cancer in New York City, at the age of 55.

Some sources erroneously give other accounts of Henry's death. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011 says, "Actress Louise Henry ... died in Syracuse, New York, on December 12, 2011." The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 23 also gives December 12, 2011, as the date of her death. In contrast, the third edition of Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons says, "Internet stories that she lived to 100 in Syracuse notwithstanding, she was married to Samuel Robert Weltz until her death in New York City from Cancer at 55." A source for such confusion may be that Henry's uncle, Dr. Mark Heiman, lived all of his life with his sister (also Henry's aunt) and her family in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Syracuse. Henry is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1934	Paris Interlude	Mary Louise
1934	Hide-Out	Lilly - Singer
1934	Forsaking All Others	Party Guest	Uncredited
1935	Society Doctor	Telephone Operator
1935	One New York Night	Ermine
1935	The Casino Murder Case	Virginia Llewellyn
1935	Reckless	Louise
1935	No More Ladies	Party Guest Playing Charades	Uncredited
1935	Calm Yourself	Bobby's Secretary	Uncredited
1935	The Murder Man	Lillian Hopper
1935	King Solomon of Broadway	Nikki Bradbury
1935	Remember Last Night?	Penny Whitridge
1935	In Old Kentucky	Arlene Shattuck
1936	Exclusive Story	Tess Graham
1936	End of the Trail	Belle Pearson
1937	The Hit Parade	Monica Barrett
1937	Charlie Chan on Broadway	Billie Bronson
1937	There Goes the Groom	Janet Russell
1937	45 Fathers	Elizabeth Carter
1938	The Gaunt Stranger	Cora Ann Milton
1939	Charlie Chan in Reno	Jeanne Bently	(final film role)

External links

• Louise Henry at IMDb