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Helen Jean Rogers Secondari (September 27, 1928 – March 28, 1998) was an American television producer. She won five Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards with her fellow producer and husband John H. Secondari.

Biography

Helen Jean Rogers graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the Catholic University of America. She received a Master of Arts from Radcliffe College and became one of the first female teaching fellows at Harvard University.

In 1961, Rogers married John H. Secondari with whom she co-produced Saga of Western Man. They had a daughter, Linda Helen. In addition she was step-mother to John's son, John Gerry, from his previous marriage. She died on March 28, 1998, in New York City.

Filmography

• 1963 - Saga of Western Man (producer)
• 1967 - Christ Is Born (1967) (director)
• 1968 - Rehearsal for D-Day (1967) (director)

References

1. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
2. ^ "Deaths - Secondari, Helen Jean Rogers". New York Times. 1998-04-19. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
3. Curtin, Michael. "Secondari, John H. - U.S. Documentary Producer". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2007-03-24.

External links

• Helen Jean Rogers at IMDb
• Helen Jean Rogers at the British Film Institute

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