Helena Bliss
Helena Louise Lipp, also known as Helena Bliss, born on December 31, 1917, in
St. Louis, Missouri, was an American actress and singer known for her soprano
voice and career in musicals, operettas, and operas. She began performing opera
on radio and television in the late 1930s, making her stage debut in November
1939 as Helen in Very Warm for May at the Alvin Theatre. Bliss gained
recognition for her role as Nina Hagerup in the original Broadway production of
Robert Wright and George Forrest's Song of Norway, which premiered in August
1944 and ran for over 800 performances. She a...
