Beth Darlington

born: 19 March 1904 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

died: 06 January 1951 Val Verde, Texas, United States of America (coronary occlusion, age 46)

American Actress who had a brief film career in the early 1920s. At the time of her death she was known as Helen Clarke. A December 1921 article in Motion Picture Magazine lists Beth's address as 2633 Romeo Street (Los Angeles, Calif.), which is the address given for Helen Hixson (also spelled "Hixon") and her mother Mae in several Los Angeles city directories from 1921 to 1926 — the last two even list Helen's profession as "actor" (1925) and "actress" (1926), as does Helen's 1926 marriage certificate to Terence Edmonde Clarke (1898-1972). The 1921 Motion Picture Magazine article also gives Beth's age as seventeen, which corresponds nicely with Helen's.

Real name: Helen Hixson Height: 5'1½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography; plus 1 film with Stan Laurel.

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1922 Full O' Pep Nurse 1923 Giants vs. Yanks Mrs. Reddy 1923 Back Stage Vaudeville troupe member   1923 No Noise Mickey's nurse 1923 Dear Ol' Pal Daughter 1923 Mother's Joy Bridesmaid 1923 It's A Joy! Nurse 1924 Hard Knocks Helen Gibson 1924 Love's Detour [?] 1924 Don't Forget Emmy, the bride 1924 Get Busy The girl 1924 Big Moments From Little Pictures Nurse 1924 The 'Fraidy Cat Dorothy Jones 1924 Publicity Pays Mrs. Jump 1924 April Fool Office worker 1924 Cradle Robbers Girl with bald boyfriend 1924 Why Husbands Go Mad [unidentified character]   1924 Our Congressman Mary Doolittle 1924 A Truthful Liar Mary Doolittle   1924 Outdoor Pajamas Jimmy's bride 1924 Sittin' Pretty Jimmy's girlfriend 1924 Too Many Mammas Jimmy's girlfriend 1924 Bungalow Boobs [unidentified character]   1924 The Poor Fish Jimmy's wife ▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS 1925 Twins Maid Acknowledgements: 1921 LACD: Hixson Mae W drapery mkr r2633 Romeo 1922 LACD: Hixon Helen h2633 Romeo 1923 LACD: Hixson Helen H r2633 Romeo 1925 LACD: Hixon Helen actor r2633 Romeo 1926 LACD: Hixson Helen actress r2633 Romeo https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL8-Q6W (1910 Census, line 42) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH74-VXH (1920 Census, line 39) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZQX-GYF (1924 passenger list, line 30) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8N6-V62 (1926 marriage) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC84-LHH (1930 Census, line 45) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24JN-LQ4 (1932 passenger list, line 2) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9H2-FSN (1940 Census, line 2) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1B-RDC (death certificate; only viewable if signed in) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122164978 (Find a Grave) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturemag22brew#page/n522/mode/1up/search/%22beth+darlington%22 (Motion Picture Magazine, Dec 1921) https://archive.org/stream/exhibitorstrade00newy#page/1033/mode/1up/search/%22beth+darlington%22 (Exhibitors Trade Review, 10 Sep 1921) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturemag29brew#page/n274/mode/1up/search/%22beth+darlington%22 (Motion Picture Magazine, Apr 1925) https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24119 ("LampyMeier2007," Nitrateville) http://classichollywoodactresses.blogspot.com/2017/05/beth-darlington-1920s-starlet.html (Elizabeth Ann, Classic Hollywood Actresses) Richard W. Bann (for identifying her in The Poor Fish) Steve Massa (for identifying her in Twins) Jesse Brisson (help and information; identification in April Fool, Mother's Day) This page was last updated on: 31 July 2024