Broadway and Hollywood actress. She played as Helen Ferguson in A Farewell to Arms (1932). She had featured roles in the films Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Dear Ruth (1947) and A Woman's Secret (1949).
Philips married Bogart on April 3, 1928, at her mother's apartment at 24 Hopkins Street in Hartford, Connecticut, by a Justice of the Peace. This was Philips' first marriage and Bogart's second. At the time, Bogart had yet to make his big break. When Bogart went to Hollywood, Philips refused because she would have to give up her Stage Acting Career. They divorced after ten years of marriage. They did not have children. They remained on good terms and Bogart attended her second marriage.
Pjilips remarried her longtime friend, actor and director Kenneth MacKenna (August 19, 1899 – January 15, 1962), an American actor and film director.
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