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]
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Life
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
Children's books
- 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- " Spook Town" unpublished Illustrated by Helen Morris, her mother circa 1920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
- The Rescue Party, 1926
- Made in Heaven, 1926
- Tinker, Tailor, 1928
Theatre performances
- 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
Filmography
- The Life of the Party, 1934
- Hyde Park, 1934
- The Adventures of Tartu, 1943
- That Forsyte Woman, 1949
- Mandy, 1952
- The Embezzler, (1954) - (Mrs. Paulson:- uncredited)
References
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