Patricia Burke
Patricia Burke | |
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| Born | Patricia Burke 23 March 1917 |
| Died | 23 November 2003 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937-1974 |
| Spouse(s) | Michael William Kimpton Duncan C. Macdonald (2 children) John Collingwood |
| Children | 2 |
Patricia Burke (23 March 1917 – 23 November 2003), was an English singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV.[1][2] She was the daughter of actress Marie Burke and British operatic tenor Thomas Burke.[3]
Patricia Burke's most well known films were Lisbon Story (1946) and The Trojan Brothers (1946), and the role of Elizabeth the 1949 TV production of Elizabeth of Ladymead.[4][5] She appeared in several episodes of the TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood between 1955 and 1958.[6] In 1947-48 she acted in productions of Shakespeare and Shaw at the Old Vic.[7] In 1957 she acted in a production of Aristophanes' Lysistrata at the Royal Court Theatre.[8] Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of Jimmy Clitheroe's mother in the BBC Radio Series The Clitheroe Kid.[4]
Selected filmography
- Jennifer Hale (1937)
- Ship's Concert (1937)
- Lisbon Story (1946)
- While I Live (1947)
- Forbidden (1949)
- The Happiness of Three Women (1954)
- The Desperate Man (1959)
- Marriage of Convenience (1960)
- The Impersonator (1961)
- Dilemma (1962)
- The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles released in US as Undercovers Hero (1974)
References
- ^ "Patricia Burke".
- ^ "Production of The Taming of the Shrew - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ John D. Vose The Lancashire Caruso: the Life and Times of Tom Burke (1982), reviewed by Paul Morby in Record Collector, Vol. 28, 3&4, 1983, and see also the short article by F.S (Joe) Winstanley in the same issue
- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Elizabeth of Ladymead (TV Movie 1949)".
- ^ "The Betrothal (1956)".
- ^ "Patricia Burke".
- ^ Shorter, Eric (24 November 2003). "Patricia Burke" – via The Guardian.
External links
- Patricia Burke at IMDb
- Marie Burke at IMDb
- Patricia Burke obituary - Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2003
- Patricia Burke obituary - The Scotsman, 8 December 2003
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