Nancy Ordway Explained

Nancy Ordway (1914-2005) was an American radio actress who played the titular role in “Helen Holden, Government Girl”, a 1940s radio serial. She reported that the producer wanted glamorous publicity photos, to which end he asked her to pluck her eyebrows. She declined, and was replaced.[1]

Her father, an army officer, opposed her acting career. They lived in Burleith.

Notes and References

  1. News: Kelly . John . October 4, 2004 . Answer Man: Beholding Helen Holden . The Washington Post. 2023-06-12.