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British stage actress (1869–1963)

Ethel Irving
Ethel Irving, from a 1907 publication
BornFrances Emily Irving
(1869-09-05)5 September 1869
London, United Kingdom
Died3 May 1963(1963-05-03) (aged 93)
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
United Kingdom
Other names
  • Birdie Irving
  • Ethelyn Irving
OccupationActress
Spouse Gilbert Porteous ​(died 1928)​

Ethel Irving (born Frances Emily Irving; 1869–1963) was a British stage actress. She also appeared in five films.

Biography

As Winnie Harborough in The Girl from Kays, 1902

Frances Emily Irving was born in England on 5 September 1869, the daughter of stage actor Joseph Irving (died 1870) and the wife of actor Gilbert Porteous (died 1928).

She was initially billed as Birdie Irving, appearing in London productions such as the 1885 pantomime A Frog He Would a Wooing Go and the burlesque The Vicar of Wideawakefield.

She died in Bexhill-on-Sea on 3 May 1963.

Selected filmography

References

  1. Rogal, Samuel J. (28 May 1997). A William Somerset Maugham Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 104. ISBN 9781567509021. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Irving, Ethel (1869–1963)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. "Stageland". Auckland Sun. No. 514. 17 November 1928. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Papers Past.
  4. "Public Amusements". Reynolds's Newspaper. London. 4 January 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Obituary: Ethel Irving". The Stage. 9 May 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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