Helen Dauvray

Helen Dauvray (February 14, 1859 – December 6, 1923) was an American actress.[1][2] She was a star in Bronson Howard's play One of Our Girls (1885), among others.[3]

Helen Dauvray, 1896

Biography

Dauvray was born on February 14, 1859 in San Francisco, California. She married baseball player John Montgomery Ward on October 12, 1887.[4] They divorced, though a trophy called the "Dauvray Cup" was coined during their union in 1887. Books about baseball history recount the details of their celebrity marriage.[5]

In 1896 she married Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter. She died on December 6, 1923 in Washington, DC. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband.[1]

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References
  1. "Naval Officers at Helen Dauvray's Bier. Once Noted Actress, Widow of Rear Admiral Winterhalter, Buried in Arlington". New York Times. December 7, 1923. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  2. (20 February 1892). Our Gallery of Players - XXXIV. Helen Dauvray, The Illustrated American, p. 16, 35
  3. Thorn, John (November 4, 2011). "Baseball's Lost Chalice, Part 2". Our Game. MLBlogs Network. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. "Helen Dauvray's Choice. To Be Married This Morning To John M. Ward" (PDF). New York Times. October 12, 1887. Retrieved 2014-01-17. Miss Helen Dauvray, the well known actress, will be married this morning to Mr. John Montgomery Ward, ex-Captain of the New-York Baseball team.
  5. (19 September 1999). Same Old Ball Game, The New York Times
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