Chester Erskine(1903-1986)

Producer
Writer
Director

Chester Erskine was born on 29 November 1903 in Hudson, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for All My Sons (1948), The Egg and I (1947) and Take One False Step (1949). He was married to Sally. He died on 7 April 1986 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

Known for

All My Sons

7.3

Producer

1948

The Egg and I

6.9

Producer

1947

Take One False Step

6.4

Producer

1949

TV Reader's Digest

6.7

TV Series

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Producer

The Wonderful Country
6.1
- producer (produced by)
- 1959
TV Reader's Digest
6.7
TV Series
- production by
- producer
- executive producer ...
- 1955–1956
Witness to Murder
6.6
- producer
- 1954
Take One False Step
6.4
- producer
- 1949
All My Sons
7.3
- produced for the screen by
- 1948
The Egg and I
6.9
- producer
- 1947
Midnight
5.5
- producer (uncredited)
- 1934

Writer

The Invincible Six
5.2
- adaptation
- 1970
TV Reader's Digest
6.7
TV Series
- teleplay
- 1956
Lux Video Theatre
7.3
TV Series
- original screenplay
- 1956
Witness to Murder
6.6
- original screenplay
- 1954
Split Second
6.8
- story
- 1953
Angel Face
7.2
- story
- 1952
Androcles and the Lion
6.0
- screen adaptation
- 1952
The Belle of New York
6.1
- adaptation
- 1952
A Girl in Every Port
5.2
- Writer
- 1952
Take One False Step
6.4
- screenplay by
- 1949
All My Sons
7.3
- written for the screen by
- 1948
The Egg and I
6.9
- written for the screen by
- 1947
The Sailor Takes a Wife
6.0
- play
- 1945
Midnight
5.5
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1934
Master of Men
- from a story by
- 1933

Director

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Alternative name
- Chester Erskin
Born
- November 29, 1903
- Hudson, New York, USA
Died
- April 7, 1986
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
Spouse
- Sally? - April 7, 1986 (his death)
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Philip Herford") in "What Do We Know?" on Broadway. Written by Olga Petrova (also appearing as "Kasha"). Wallack's Theatre: 23 Dec 1927-Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Suzanne Bennett, Helen Blair, Carlton Brickert, John C. Carlyle, Gladys Feldman, Hoi Poi Kee, Lillian Kemble-Cooper, Jack Leslie, Josephine Morse, Bradley Page, Jack Root, Maxwel Sholes, Wilma Thompson, Mabel Wright. Produced by W. Herbert Adams.
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- 3 Articles

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Trivia
In New York from 1925. Had a brief stint with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, followed by various jobs on Broadway. Asked to direct an all-black revue, "Harlem", in February 1929. Continued directing for the theatre until 1942. Arrived in Hollywood in 1932, working as writer, producer and director until 1959. Best known for his popular bucolic comedy The Egg and I (1947), starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.