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    Chester Erskine

    American theatre and film director

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  1. Chester Erskine was born in Hudson, New York and studied for a short time at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first directing job was Harlem, a 1929 all-black revue. He also directed Spencer Tracy in the Broadway production of The Last Mile in 1930. Erskine's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the New York City ...

  2. Apr 15, 1986 · Chester Erskine, a Broadway director and producer during the 1930's who later wrote, produced and directed Hollywood movies in the 40's and 50's, died April 7 at the Beverly Hills (Calif.) Medical ...

  3. Chester Erskine. Producer: All My Sons. Chester Erskine was born on 29 November 1903 in Hudson, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for All My Sons (1948), The Egg and I (1947) and Take One False Step (1949).

    • Producer, Writer, Director
    • November 29, 1903
    • Chester Erskine
    • April 7, 1986
  4. Apr 9, 1986 · Chester Erskine, a Shakespearean actor in his youth who became a successful director, producer and writer both on Broadway and in Hollywood, died Monday at the Beverly Hills Medical Center.

  5. Chester Erskine (November 29, 1905 - April 7, 1986) was a Hollywood and Broadway director, writer, and producer. He was born in Hudson, New York and studied for a short time at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first directing job was Harlem an 1929 all-black revue. He also directed Spencer Tracy in the play The Last Mile in 1930. Erskine's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex ...

  6. English. Midnight is a 1934 American pre-code drama film, the first directed by Chester Erskine, and starring Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull and Margaret Wycherly. It was based on a Theatre Guild play with the same name by Paul and Claire Sifton. The film was produced for Universal and was shot on a modest budget of $50,000 at Thomas ...

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  8. Aug 9, 2021 · Chester Erskine, a Shakespearean actor who toured the United States in the early 1920s before launching a successful directing, producing and writing career on Broadway and in Hollywood, has died ...

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