Phyllis Morris

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".

Life Phyllis Morris was born on 18 July 1894 in Walthamstow and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College. 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 London & New York, 1921 " Spook Town" unpublished Illustrated by Helen Morris, her mother circa 1920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)