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Helene Stanley

American actress (1929–1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Helene Stanley
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Helene Stanley (born Dolores Diane Freymouth; July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990) was an American actress who was the live model for Cinderella, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

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Early life

Stanley was born in Gary, Indiana. Her parents were Michael Freymouth, who was an acrobat who worked in Europe, and Gerty Freymouth (née Seigert).[citation needed]

Career

Stanley used the stage name "Dolores Diane." In 1946, she received a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and began to use the stage name "Helene Stanley,"[1] with one of her most notable appearances being a brief role in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950).

Her collaboration with Disney started around 1948. She became the live-action model for the main character in Cinderella,[2] Aurora in Sleeping Beauty,[3][4] and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.[5][6] In the season three episode of Walt Disney's Disneyland (1957), Tricks of Our Trade, Stanley appears as herself performing a ballet routine for several studio animation directors animating scenes from the Dance of the Hours segment of Fantasia.

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Personal life

Helene Stanley was married to Johnny Stompanato[7][8][9] on January 17, 1953, with their divorce dated February 10, 1955.[10]

After Stompanato, Stanley married a physician from Beverly Hills, David Niemetz. They had a son, David Niemetz Jr., in 1961.[11] After they were married, Stanley formally retired from show business in 1962, one year after the birth of her son.[12]

Death

Stanley died on December 27, 1990, in Los Angeles of ovarian cancer.[citation needed]

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