Chester Erskine
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-11-29 (81 years old)
Deathday
1986-04-07
Place of Birth
Hudson, New York, USA
Also known As
Честер Эрскин
Chester Erskine
Biography
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 t...
Production
1953
as Story
1949
as Producer
1949
as Screenplay
1949
as Director
1959
as Producer
1953
as Story
1934
as Director
1934
as Producer
1952
as Adaptation
1954
as Screenplay
1948
as Producer
1952
as Director
1952
as Adaptation
1952
as Director
1952
as Writer
1947
as Producer
1947
as Director
1947
as Writer
1936
as Director
1933
as Story
1930
as Writer
1934
as Writer
1948
as Screenplay
1970
as Writer
1972
as Director
1945
as Writer
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