Ethel Irving

British stage actress

  • Birdie Irving
  • Ethelyn Irving
OccupationActressSpouse
Gilbert Porteous
​
(died 1928)​

Ethel Irving (born Frances Emily Irving; 1869–1963) was a British stage actress.[1] 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)[2] and the wife of actor Gilbert Porteous (died 1928).[3]

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.[2][4]

She died in Bexhill-on-Sea on 3 May 1963.[2][5]

Selected filmography

  • Under Crimson Skies (1920)
  • Michael O'Halloran (1923)
  • A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
  • Call Me Mame (1933)

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. ^ a b c "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.

External links

  • Ethel Irving at IMDb


  • v
  • t
  • e