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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Nyack, New York
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Helen Hayes is one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. She was nicknamed "First Lady of the American Theatre."


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Helen Hayes (b. Oct. 10, 1900) is one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. She was nicknamed "First Lady of the American Theatre." Due to her great influence on American stage acting, a Broadway theater was named in her honor. President Ronald Reagan awarded her a Presidential Medal of Freedom on her humanitarian and acting gifts. She died in 1993.

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