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[]
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- " Spook Town" unpublished Illustrated by Helen Morris, her mother circa 1920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[]
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1982 deaths
- 20th-century English actresses
- English dramatists and playwrights
- English children's writers
- English women dramatists and playwrights
- British actor stubs
- British writer stubs