Phyllis Morris (actress)


Phyllis Morris was an English dramatist, children's writer and actress. As an interwar actor "she was uncommonly astute in a sequence of character parts".

Life

Phyllis Morris was born on 18 July 1894 in Walthamstow and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College. From 1947 to 1952, she worked as an actress in Hollywood, "playing there, as in Britain, any number of grim-featured harridans". She died on 9 February 1982 at Denville Hall, Northwood.

Publications

Children's books

Dandelion Clocks. London: Erskine Macdonald, 1917Peter's Pencil. London, 1920The Adventures of Willy and Nilly. London & New York, 1921

Plays

The Rescue Party, 1926Made in Heaven, 1926Tinker, Tailor, 1928

Theatre performances

Service by Dodie Smith, 1932Music in the Air, 1933The Laughing Woman by Gordon Daviot, 1934Mrs Nobby ClarkCall It a Day by Dodie Smith, 1935Worm's Eye View by R. F. Delderfield, 1945Murder Mistaken by Janet Green, 1952

Filmography

The Life of the Party Hyde Park Lord Edgeware Dies Night Journey The Adventures of Tartu That Forsyte Woman Mandy The Embezzler -