Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-10-10 | Page 3 | Helen Morgan, A'soft Touch,' Died Virtually Broke

Helen Morgan a Touch T ouch Died Virtually Broke I CHICAGO Oct 10 Helen UPI P Helen Morgan who once earned a week singing simple songs In night clubs died virtually penniless penniless penni penniless penni- penni less it was disclosed Friday former When the year old star succumbed to a aliver aliver aliver liver ailment in Henrotin hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital Wednesday night she had virtually nothing left from her onetime huge earnings her husband husband husband hus hus- band Lloyd Johnson saidA said A spokesman for Theater Authority Authority Authority Au Au- a clearing house for various theatrical guilds said that a portion of th the hospital expenses was borne born by the guilds An offer to pay the expenses of her burial Saturday was rejected however he said Johnson said that the guilds guilds' contribution was not charity but a gesture of appreciation for forthe forthe forthe the help Miss Morgan gave needy theatrical folk during her years as an entertainer when she was the softest touch In the show business In her 16 years as a topflight entertainer Miss Morgan was estimated to have earned more than a million dollars Her friends explained her poverty poverty poverty pov pov- erty was the result of liberal living living liv liv- ing and beneficence to theatrical unfortunates The funeral services will be conducted in a small chapel in 1 suburban Lagrange