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Awards
1932 Wins Best Actress Oscar for The Sin of Madelon Claudet, making her the first stage actress to win an Academy Award.
1936 Wins Drama League of New York Medal for her role in Victoria Regina.
1937 Named Radio's Favorite Actress.
1940 Wins Best Radio Actress Award for The Helen Hayes Theatre.
Wins Outstanding Young Women of America Award.
1942 Receives American Legion Award for entertaining the American Armed Forces during World War II.
1944 Receives Peabody Award for Cavalcade of America radio program.
1947 Wins Outstanding Performance by an Actress for Happy Birthday at first-ever Tony Awards.
1948 Wins Theatre Arts Magazine Top Stage Performance of the Past Quarter-Century Citation for Victoria Regina.
1950 Wins award for Best Actress from Academy of Radio and Television.
1952 Wins Emmy for her work in television.
1955 Fulton Theatre renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre for her 50th anniversary in theater.
1956 Receives honorary degree from Princeton University.
1958 Wins Tony for Time Remembered.
Receives honorary degree from Brown University.
1959 Receives Washington, D.C. Key to the City
Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Great Living American Award.
1960 Receives a star at 6258 Hollywood Boulevard for motion pictures, and another at 6551 for radio.
1964 Receives honorary degree for "Revolution in Education" from Brandeis University.
1968 Presented with Medal of the Arts of New York City.
1969 Receives March of Dimes Humanitarian Award.
Receives honorary degree from Northwestern University.
1970 Wins Best Supporting Actress for her role in Airport, the first time anyone had won awards in two categories.
Wins Tony Award for Harvey.
1973 Included in first group inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame.
1975 Receives honorary degree from Saint Peter's College.
1976 Wins Grammy for her recording of the Bill of Rights, making her one of only two entertainers to have received the Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Awards.
1976 State of Massachusetts Helen Hayes Day celebrated on June 6, with tribute from Repertory Company.
1979 Wins Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word for Orson Welles/Helen Hayes At Their Best.
1980 Wins Tony Award for her career achievements.
Receives honorary degree from Duke University.
1981 Recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors.
1983 Little Theatre renamed Helen Hayes Theatre after first H.H. is demolished.
1984 Receives Jefferson Award in recognition of her radio show, The Best Years, and to honor her humanitarian efforts.
1985 Receives honorary degree from Marquette University.
1986 Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom, highest civilian honor of the US
1988 Receives National Medal of Arts Awards, presented by President Ronald Reagan.
1990 Receives Smithsonian Institution James Smithson Medal.
Wins American Express Award for Outstanding Leadership in Professional Theatre.


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