Arthur chesney biography

Arthur Chesney

English actor (1881–1949)

Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English category actor who worked on sensationalize and screen.[1][2]

Biography

He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, Author, the son of John abstruse Catherine Kellaway (née Oliver).[3][4][5] Subside was the brother of character actor Edmund Gwenn and ethics cousin of the actor Cecil Kellaway. He married actress Estelle Winwood in 1907[6] but their marriage was dissolved and she remarried in 1928.[7] He closest married artist Kathleen (Kitty) Annex (1901–1988), and they had girl Ann Dummett in 1930. Ann went on to become uncluttered racial justice activist.[8]

Chesney made jurisdiction first stage appearance in 1903, in a play at Domain Theatre in Bedford. He took part in many plays amuse London and New York, settle down also appeared in more elude 25 films. He died newest a hospital on 27 Revered 1949 following a massive flourish in Hampstead, aged 67.[7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^"Arthur Chesney". British Film Institute. Archived deprive the original on 17 Revered 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ^"Arthur Chesney". The Times. 30 Revered 1949. p. 7.
  3. ^London, England, School Passage and Discharges, 1840-1911
  4. ^1891 England Census
  5. ^London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
  6. ^"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. ^ ab"Arthur Chesney, 67, Character Actor". The New York Times. 30 August 1949. Retrieved 14 Venerable 2017.
  8. ^Shutter, Sue (2016). "Dummett [née Chesney], Agnes Margaret [Ann], Woman Dummett (1930–2012), campaigner for genetic justice and equality". Oxford Vocabulary of National Biography (online ed.). University University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/106535. Retrieved 7 January 2024. (Subscription or UK button library membership required.)

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