Helen Mack (November 13, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was a remarkably versatile American actress, writer, director, and producer whose career successfully spanned nearly every medium of 20th-century entertainment, from silent films and vaudeville to a celebrated second act as a pioneering female director and producer in the Golden Age of Radio.
Mack began her career as a child actress in silent films before becoming a popular leading lady in the 1930s. She is best remembered for starring as the resourceful heroine Hilda in the adventure classic The Son of Kong (1933) and for her memorable role as the long-suffering fiancée, Mollie Malloy, in the Howard Hawks screwball masterpiece His Girl Friday (1940).
In the 1940s, she transitioned behind the scenes and became one of the most successful women in radio, directing and producing hit shows like A Date with Judy and The Saint. Her incredible journey from child star to sought-after leading lady and finally to a trailblazing producer and director makes her one of the most unique and accomplished women of her era in show business.
