Helen Carruthers


Helen Carruthers was an American actress of the silent film era. Carruthers is best known for her work in Keystone comedies.

Career

Carruther's career film began in 1914. That year she appeared in no less than 35 Keystone comedies, 17 of which were with Charlie Chaplin. Her screen debut was in the Chaplin comedy His Favourite Pastime, and her last credited work for Keystone was as Chaplin's love interest and the king's wife in His Prehistoric Past. The absence of any credits in Carruther's available filmographies after 1914 suggests that her short motion-picture career ended by 1915.

Personal life

In May 1915, at age 23, Carruthers attempted suicide by swallowing 30 mercury bichloride tablets. She survived, but the poisonous compound severely damaged her kidneys. Ten years later, in what appeared to be another suicide try, she died by jumping out a window in New York.

Filmography