Director

Chester Erskine

Writing

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 50765

IMDb ID: nm0259838

Known for: Writing

Born: November 29, 1905

Died: April 7, 1986

Age: 80

Place of birth: Hudson, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1933 - 1972

Years active: 40

Average TMDB rating: 6.26

Wikidata: Q2962857

Also known as

Честер Эрскин

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Director (7)Story (3)Producer (2)Writer (2)Adaptation (1)Screenplay (1)

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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 the writing of All My Sons (1948). He died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 83. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chester Erskine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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