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Chester Erskine
Hudson, New York, USA
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 t…
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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. 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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1972
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
Movie Director
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1970
The Invincible Six
Movie Writer
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1959
The Wonderful Country
Movie Producer
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1954
Witness to Murder
Movie Screenplay
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1953
Split Second
Movie Story
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1953
Angel Face
Movie Story
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1952
Androcles and the Lion
Movie Director
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1952
The Belle of New York
Movie Adaptation
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1952
A Girl in Every Port
Movie Director
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1949
Take One False Step
Movie Director
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1948
All My Sons
Movie Producer
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1947
The Egg and I
Movie Director
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1945
The Sailor Takes a Wife
Movie Writer
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1936
Frankie and Johnnie
Movie Director
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1934
Midnight
Movie Director
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1933
Master of Men
Movie Story
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1930
My Mistake
Movie Writer
