Church in New York. She had previously been married to Cyril Hume, whom she divorced in 1934. By the late 1930s she was battling alcoholism and her acting career declined. She was hospitalized several times but was unable to gain control over her life. In 1950, Chandler was severely burned in an apartment fire, caused by her falling asleep while smoking. She survived but her body was badly disfigured. Her alcoholism continued unabated after the accident. Death Helen Chandler died on April 30, 1965, from cardiac arrest during surgery for a stomach ulcer in Hollywood, California. Her remains were cremated in accordance with her wishes, and are interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles. Filmography The Music Master (1927) as Jenny The Joy Girl (1927) as Flora Mother's Boy (1929) as Rose Lyndon Salute (1929) as Nancy Wayne The Sky Hawk (1929) as Joan Allan Rough Romance (1930) as Marna Reynolds Outward Bound (1930) as Ann Mothers Cry (1930) as Beattie Williams Dracula (1931) as Mina Seward Daybreak (1931) as Laura Taub Salvation Nell (1931) as Nell Saunders The Last Flight (1931) as Nikki Fanny Foley Herself (1931) as Lenore A House Divided (1931) as Ruth Evans Vanity Street (1932) as Jeanie Gregg Behind Jury Doors (1932) as Elsa Lanfield Christopher Strong (1933) as Monica Strong Alimony Madness (1933) as Joan Armstrong Dance Hall Hostess (1933) as Nora Marsh Goodbye Again (1933) as Elizabeth Clochessy The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933) as Mary Dunbar Long Lost Father (1934) as Lindsey Lane Midnight Alibi (1934) as Abigail 'Abbie' Ardsley as a Girl Unfinished Symphony (1934) as Emmie Passeuter Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) as Joan Garland It's a Bet (1935) as Clare Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938) as Oleander Tubbs (final film role) Notes References External links Helen Chandler Fansite Van Neste, Dan. ""Helen Chandler: Vision of Beauty"" Films of the Golden Age, Spring, 1998 . Fiore, David. Hypocritic Days Insomniac Press, 2014. Toronto Star review of the novel 1906 births 1965 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses American stage actresses Burials at Chapel of the Pines Crematory Actresses from Charleston, South Carolina 20th-century American actresses