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Chester Erskine

Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born November 29, 1905Died April 7, 1986 (80 years)
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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Known For
  • Witness to Murder
  • All My Sons
  • The Wonderful Country
  • The Egg and I
  • Midnight
  • Androcles and the Lion
  • A Girl in Every Port
  • Split Second
  • The Belle of New York
  • Irish Whiskey Rebellion

Filmography

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