Phyllis Morris (actress)
Phyllis Morris (18 July 1894 – 9 February 1982) was an English dramatist, children's writer and actress. As an interwar actor "she was uncommonly astute in a sequence of character parts".[1]
Life
[edit]Phyllis Morris was born on 18 July 1894 in Walthamstow and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College.[1] From 1947 to 1952, she worked as an actress in Hollywood, "playing there, as in Britain, any number of grim-featured harridans".[2] She died on 9 February 1982 at Denville Hall, Northwood.[1]
Publications
[edit]Children's books
[edit]- Dandelion Clocks. London: Erskine Macdonald, 1917
- Peter's Pencil. London, 1920
- The Adventures of Willy and Nilly. London & New York, 1921
- " Spook Town" unpublished Illustrated by Helen Morris, her mother circa 1920
Plays
[edit]- The Rescue Party, 1926
- Made in Heaven, 1926
- Tinker, Tailor, 1928
Theatre performances
[edit]- Service by Dodie Smith, 1932
- Music in the Air, 1933
- The Laughing Woman by Gordon Daviot, 1934
- Mrs Nobby Clark
- Call It a Day by Dodie Smith, 1935
- Worm's Eye View by R. F. Delderfield, 1945
- Murder Mistaken by Janet Green, 1952
Filmography
[edit]- The Life of the Party (1934)
- Hyde Park (1934)
- Night Journey (1938)
- The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
- That Forsyte Woman (1949)
- Mandy (1952)
- The Embezzler (1954) - (Mrs. Paulson:- uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 'Miss Phyllis Morris: Theatrical author and actress', The Times, 12 February 1982
- ^ Brian McFarlane (2014). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester UP. p. 534. ISBN 978-0719091391.
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