Chester Erskine

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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.^[1]

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.

References

"Chester Eskine Dies; Director and Producer" The New York Times April 15, 1986.

↑ The New York Public Library Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures

External links

Chester Erskine at the Internet Broadway Database
Chester Erskine at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Erskine, Chester
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Short description	American theatre and film director
Date of birth	November 29, 1905
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Date of death	April 7, 1986
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