- Born
- October 10, 1900
- Died
- March 17, 1993 (aged 92)
- Known as
- film actor, autobiographer, stage actor, television actor, Ziegfeld girl, actor
Helen Hayes MacArthur was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT, and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
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