Answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: beverly hills , california , u.s.    - years active: 1923 & ndash ; 1971    - death date: 13 august 1986    - spouse: charles thomas mcavity -lrb- 1940 & ndash ; 1974 -rrb- his irwin death -lrb- 1935 & ndash ; 1938 -rrb-      - birth date: 13 november 1913    - name: helen mack    - birthname: helen mcdougall    - image: helen mack.jpg    - birth place: rock island , illinois , u.s.    - occupation: actress , writer , director , producer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of helen mack .
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helen mack -lrb- november 13 , 1913 -- august 13 , 1986 -rrb- was an american actress .mack started her career as a child actress in silent films , moving on to broadway plays , and touring the vaudeville circuit .her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s .eventually mack transitioned into performing on radio , and then into writing , directing , and producing some of the best known radio shows during the golden age of radio .later in life , mack billed herself as a professional writer , writing for broadway , stage , and television .her career spanned the infancy of the motion picture industry , the beginnings of broadway , the final days of vaudeville , the transition to `` talking pictures '' , the golden age of radio , and the rise of television .