Helen Raymond

Helen Raymond (September 3, 1878 – November 26, 1965) was an American stage actress who did comedy roles on Broadway, and also appeared in Hollywood motion pictures and in vaudeville.

One of her early theatrical roles was Mrs. Eichorn in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch in a New York production and in a touring troupe in Australia and in the United States.

[3] Raymond's success in the Broadway production of Twin Beds resulted in her going to London to perform in that show for three seasons.

[3] In the summer of 1942, Helen created the role of the Wicked Witch of the West, at The Municipal Opera Association of St. Louis, in the first stage production of The Wizard of Oz to use the songs from the 1939 MGM film.

On November 19, 1914, Raymond married Ira John Perry, a "wealthy St. Louisan", in Baltimore, Maryland.