Molly Urquhart

Molly Urquhart

Born (1906-01-06)6 January 1906
Glasgow, Scotland
Died 6 October 1977(1977-10-06) (aged 71)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation Actress

Molly Urquhart (1906-1977) was a Scottish actress.[1][2]

Roles included the maid in A Man For All Seasons[3] and the matron in Doctor Finlay's Casebook.[4] She was one of the co-founders of Glasgow's Curtain theatre company in 1933, and during World War Two she set up and ran her own theatre company, the MSU Theatre, in Dumbarton, Scotland.[5]

A dramatised version of her life was performed by Dumbarton People's Theatre. There is also a biography of Molly written by Helen Murdoch which is entitled Travelling Hopefully: The Story of Molly Urquhart.[6]

Partial filmography

External links

Molly Urquhart at the Internet Movie Database

References

  1. Born: 21 January 1906, GlasgowDied: 6 October 1977, Glasgow. "Molly Urquhart | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  3. "Overview for Molly Urquhart". Tcm.com. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  4. "BFI Screenonline: Dr Finlay's Casebook (1962-71) Credits".
  5. "gb247-stabq-bu - Papers of Molly s Urquhart, (1906-1977), Actress and Theatre Owner". Archives Hub. 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  6. Murdoch, TRAVELLING HOPEFULLY The Story of Molly Urquhart,Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1981


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