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Eileen Thorndike(1891-1954)

  • Actress
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Eileen Thorndike was born on 31 January 1891 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Summer Day's Dream (1949) and Murder in the Cathedral (1947). She was married to Maurice Ewbank. She died on 17 April 1954 in England, UK.
BornJanuary 31, 1891
DiedApril 17, 1954(63)
BornJanuary 31, 1891
DiedApril 17, 1954(63)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Duchess of Gloucester
  • Violet
  • Mildred Surrege
Summer Day's Dream
TV Movie
  • Margaret Dawlish, his daughter-in-law
  • 1949
Murder in the Cathedral
TV Movie
  • Actress
  • 1947
The Ship
TV Movie
  • Aunt Franklin
  • 1949

Credits

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Actress

  • The Heart of the Matter (1953)
    The Heart of the Matter
    6.6
    • Mrs. Bowles (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Duchess of Gloucester
    • Violet
    • Mildred Surrege
    • 1950–1953
  • Summer Day's Dream
    TV Movie
    • Margaret Dawlish, his daughter-in-law
    • 1949
  • The Ship
    TV Movie
    • Aunt Franklin
    • 1949
  • Murder in the Cathedral
    TV Movie
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 31, 1891
    • Rochester, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 17, 1954
    • England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Maurice EwbankJuly 17, 1918 - January 5, 1932 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
    • Sybil Ewbank
  • Relatives
      Russell Thorndike(Sibling)
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    Stage Director, and younger sister of Dame Sybil Thorndike and Russell Thorndike. A fourth sibling Francis Herbert Thorndike (1894-1917) died as a pilot in the war. Her children were John, Phyllis, Elizabeth, and Sybil Ewbank. She is also a cousin of actress Brenda Dunrich, whose mother was a Thorndike.

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