Chester Erskine

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1905-11-29

Deathday 1986-04-07 (80 years old)

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 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.

Known For

Writer

1970
1954
Witness to Murder

as Screenplay

1953
Angel Face

as Story

1953
Split Second

as Story

1952
The Belle of New York

as Adaptation

1952
1952
1949
Take One False Step

as Screenplay

1948
All My Sons

as Screenplay

1947
The Egg and I

as Writer

1934
Midnight

as Writer

1933
Master of Men

as Story

1930
My Mistake

as Writer

Director

1952
1952
1949
1947
The Egg and I

as Director

1936
1934
Midnight

as Director

Producer

1959
1949
1948
All My Sons

as Producer

1947
The Egg and I

as Producer

1934
Midnight

as Producer