Gilliland, Helen (1897–1942)
Gilliland, Helen (1897–1942)
Irish actress and singer. Born jan 31, 1897, in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland); died Nov 24, 1942, at sea; m. L.H. Nelles (div.).
Made stage deubt on tour with the D'Oyly Carte Repertory Opera Company (1917), as one of its principal sopranos, then appeared in London as Aline in The Sorcerer, Phyllis in Iolanthe, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Casilda in The Gondoliers, Patience, and Elsie Maynard in The Yeoman of the Guard (1919–20, 1921–22); left to do musical comedy, appearing in The Red Robe, The Song of the Drum and Nina Rosa (title role); during WWII, was en route to an ENSA engagement for the troops when her ship was torpedoed by the Japanese Navy and sunk in Far Eastern waters with no survivors.
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