Helen Jean Rogers

Helen Jean Rogers Secondari (September 27, 1928 – March 28, 1998)[1] was an American television producer. She won five Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards with her fellow producer and husband John H. Secondari.[2]

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.[2]

In 1961, Rogers married John H. Secondari with whom she co-produced Saga of Western Man.[3] They 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. Retrieved 2007-03-24.


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