Ethel Irving

Ethel Irving
Ethel Irving, from a 1907 publication
Born
Frances 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.[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

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.


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