Eileen Erskine

Eileen Erskine
from theatre programme for Time and the Conways, 1937
Born	15 August 1914 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	8 November 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 81) Chiddingfold, Surrey, England
Years active	1937–1977
Spouse(s)	Philip Friend (m. 1941; died 1987)
Children	2

Eileen Marian Adams Erskine (15 August 1914 – 8 November 1995) was an English actress from Nottingham who was active in film mainly in the 1940s when she appeared in This Happy Breed (1944) and Great Expectations (1946).[1][2] Her theatre work included the original West End production of J. B. Priestley's Time and the Conways in 1937; and on Broadway she was in Faithfully Yours, in 1951.[3][4] Her television appearances included BBC TV's The Pallisers in 1974[5] Her autobiography, Scenes from a Life, was published posthumously.[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1940	The Midas Touch	Rosalie
1941	Sheepdog of the Hills	Miss Appleby, postmistress	Uncredited
1944	This Happy Breed	Vi
1944	The Way Ahead	Mrs. Hilda Parsons
1946	Great Expectations	Biddy
1948	Hills of Home	Belle Saunders
1952	Lady Possessed	Violet

References

1. "Eileen Erskine". IMDb. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. "Eileen Erskine". Archived from the original on 15 December 2017.
3. "Production of Time and the Conways – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
4. League, The Broadway. "Eileen Erskine – Broadway Cast & Staff – IBDB". Internet Broadway Database.
5. "BFI Screenonline: Pallisers, The (1974) Credits". screenonline.org.uk.
6. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.

External links

• Eileen Erskine at IMDb
• Eileen Erskine at the Internet Broadway Database