Phyllis Morris (18 July 1894 – 9 February 1982) was an English dramatist, children's writer and actress. As an interwar actor "she was uncommonly astute in a sequence of character parts".'Miss Phyllis Morris: Theatrical author and actress', The Times, 12 February 1982
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, 1917 Peter's Pencil. London, 1920 The Adventures of Willy and Nilly. London & New York, 1921 " Spook Town" unpublished Illustrated by Helen Morris, her mother circa 1920
Plays The Rescue Party, 1926 Made in Heaven, 1926 Tinker, Tailor, 1928
Theatre performances Service by Dodie Smith, 1932 Music in the Air, 1933 The Laughing Woman by Gordon Daviot, 1934 Mrs Nobby Clark Call It a Day by Dodie Smith, 1935 Worm's Eye View by R. F. Delderfield, 1945 Murder Mistaken by Janet Green, 1952
Filmography The Life of the Party (1934) Hyde Park (1934) Lord Edgeware Dies (1934) Night Journey (1938) The Adventures of Tartu (1943) That Forsyte Woman (1949) Mandy (1952) The Embezzler (1954) - (Mrs. Paulson:- uncredited)
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