Chester Erskine

Producteur, Scénariste, Directeur

29 novembre 1905 — 7 avril 1986 (80 ans)
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 Gard for Sardi's, the New York City theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.

In 1932 he began working in Hollywood where his best known work includes the direction of The Egg and I (1947) and the writing of All My Sons (1948).

He died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 83.

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Connue pour

  • Témoin de ce meurtre
    Témoin de ce meurtre1954
  • Ils étaient tous mes fils
    Ils étaient tous mes fils1948
  • L'aventurier du Rio Grande
    L'aventurier du Rio Grande1959
  • L'Œuf et moi
    L'Œuf et moi1947
  • Minuit
    Minuit1934
  • Androclès et le Lion
    Androclès et le Lion1952
  • Même les assassins tremblent
    Même les assassins tremblent1953
  • Une fille dans chaque port
    Une fille dans chaque port1952
  • La belle de New York
    La belle de New York1952
  • The Sailor Takes a Wife
    The Sailor Takes a Wife1945
  • Irish Whiskey Rebellion
    Irish Whiskey Rebellion1972

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