Helen Hunt
female
Known for Costume & Make-Up
Biography
Helen Hunt was a hair stylist in Hollywood movies from the 1930s up to 1967, when she worked on Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. She was the chief hair stylist for Columbia Pictures. Hunt fell into her career by accident. She was working as a stenographer for a costume company in Omaha, Nebraska. She began washing and arranging the company's wigs on her own time because they were being neglected. When she went into a shop to look over a display of wigs, she was offered a job by the owner, George Westmore of Hollywood. This eventually led to a position with Columbia Pictures. She worked with Rita Hayworth before the latter became a star. According to some sources, it was Hunt who came up with the idea to dye Hayworth's black hair auburn. She also arranged for the painful, lengthy electrolysis that raised Hayworth's hairline. During the course of her career, she also styled such stars as Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, Loretta Young and Evelyn Keyes. Cult movie actress Pamela Duncan credited Hunt with bringing her to the attention of the casting department of Columbia.
Cast Credits
No credits available
Crew Credits
- 1967
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
Beware of Blondie
as
Hairstylist
1950
Born Yesterday
as
Hairstylist
1950
The Blazing Sun
as
Hairstylist
1950
Indian Territory
as
Hairstylist
1950
Streets of Ghost Town
as
Hairstylist
1950
The Palomino
as
Hairstylist
1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as
Hairstylist
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
as
Hairstylist
1950
Mark of the Gorilla
as
Hairstylist
1950
Last of the Buccaneers
as
Hairstylist
1950
The Petty Girl
as
Hairstylist
1950
In a Lonely Place
as
Hairstylist
1950
The Nevadan
as
Hairstylist
1950
A Woman of Distinction
as
Hairstylist
1950
Harriet Craig
as
Hairstylist
1950
Convicted
as
Hairstylist
1950
No Sad Songs for Me
as
Hairstylist
1950
- 1949
- no image
Rusty's Birthday
as
Hairstylist
1949
Knock on Any Door
as
Hairstylist
1949
Anna Lucasta
as
Hairstylist
1949
Tokyo Joe
as
Hairstylist
1949
All the King's Men
as
Hairstylist
1949
Shockproof
as
Hairstylist
1949
And Baby Makes Three
as
Hairstylist
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as
Hairstylist
1949
Tell It to the Judge
as
Hairstylist
1949
Mr. Soft Touch
as
Hairstylist
1949
- 1948
Blondie's Reward
as
Hairstylist
1948
Blondie's Secret
as
Hairstylist
1948
Port Said
as
Hairstylist
1948
Best Man Wins
as
Hair Designer
1948
The Prince of Thieves
as
Hairstylist
1948
The Woman from Tangier
as
Hairstylist
1948
Lulu Belle
as
Hairstylist
1948
The Mating of Millie
as
Hairstylist
1948
My Dog Rusty
as
Hairstylist
1948
- no image
Rusty Leads the Way
as
Hairstylist
1948
The Loves of Carmen
as
Hairstylist
1948
Whirlwind Raiders
as
Hairstylist
1948
The Sign of the Ram
as
Hairstylist
1948
Ladies of the Chorus
as
Hairstylist
1948
The Return of October
as
Hairstylist
1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1944
- 1943
- 1941
