Helli Stehle

Helli Stehle
Born	Helene Louise Stehle^[1] (1907-12-06)6 December 1907 Basel, Switzerland
Died	27 August 2017(2017-08-27) (aged 109)^[2] Basel, Switzerland
Known for	Actress and radio presenter longevity

Helene Louise "Helli" Stehle (6 December 1907 – 27 August 2017) was a Swiss actress and radio presenter.

Biography

Stehle was born on 6 December 1907 in Basel, Switzerland. She first achieved fame in Switzerland as a stage actress. She later began working in radio, performing and directing plays and reciting poetry for the state-run radio station, Radiostudio Basel, in her native Basel. In 1939, she became Switzerland's first female newscaster. She never married or had children as - in those days - only single women were allowed to work in state jobs.^[3] She was the first female spokesman in Radio Beromünster (now known as Radio SRF).^[4]^[5]

She turned 100 in December 2007. When she died at 109, she was the oldest living person in Switzerland.^[6]

References

^ Todesanzeigen; accessed 30 August 2017. (in German)
^ "SRF News: Älteste Baslerin – Radiopionierin Helli Stehle mit 109 Jahren gestorben". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ "A trail-blazing woman - Makino Studios". makinostudios.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ Bericht über Stehles 108. Geburtstag 2015; accessed 30 August 2017. (in German)
^ Eine Radiopionierin feiert ihren 109. Geburtstag; accessed 30 August 2017. (in German)
^ "A life well-lived | Makino Studios". makinostudios.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04.

External links

Helli Stehle at IMDb
Reportage über Helli Stehle (2008) (in German)
Bericht anlässlich von Stehles 103. Geburtstag mit Radiosendung von 1997 (in German)
Erste Radiosprecherin der Schweiz feiert ihren 100. Geburtstag (in German)