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Arthur Chesney

Arthur Chesney

English character actor

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

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Biography

He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Kellaway (née Oliver).[3][4][5] He was the brother of the actor Edmund Gwenn and the 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 later married artist Kathleen (Kitty) Ridge (1901–1988), and they had daughter Ann Dummett in 1930. Ann went on to become a racial justice activist.[8]

Chesney made his first stage appearance in 1903, in a play at County Theatre in Bedford. He took part in many plays in London and New York, and also appeared in more than 25 films. He died in a hospital on 27 August 1949 following a massive stroke in Hampstead, aged 67.[7]

Filmography

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References

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


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