Catherine Salkeld Explained

Catherine Salkeld
Birth Date:24 July 1909
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
Death Date:15 April 1980
Death Place:London, England, U.K.
Occupation:Actress
Relatives:Arthur Johnstone-Douglas (grandfather)
Sholto Johnstone Douglas (uncle)

Catherine Elizabeth Salkeld (24 July 1909 – 15 April 1980) was a Scottish actress, known for her work with the Perth Repertory Company in the 1930s and 1940s.

Early life and education

Salkeld was born in Edinburgh, the daughter of Carleton Salkeld and Octavia Johnstone-Douglas Salkeld. Her father had a career in the British Army; her mother was an early supporter of the Girl Guides movement. She had a younger sister, Isobel.[1] [2] [3] Her grandfather was soldier and politician Arthur Johnstone-Douglas.[4] Her uncle was artist Sholto Johnstone Douglas, and her first cousins included John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk and Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross. She trained as an actress at a school run by her uncle Walter, the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in South Kensington.[5] [6]

Career

Salkeld acted on stage, on radio,[7] [8] and on television. Her stage work, much of it with the Perth Repertory Company[9] [10] [11] included roles in Grounds for Divorce (1934),[12] Beyond (1934),[13] The Rose Without a Thorn (1935),[14] Lovers' Leap (1935),[15] Quality Street (1935),[16] Michael and Mary (1935),[17] The Green Goddess (1936),[18] A Cuckoo in the Nest (1936),[19] And So to Bed (1936),[20] Mrs. Moonlight (1936),[21] Berkeley Square (1936),[22] Polly with a Past (1936),[23] Advertising April (1936),[24] Yew Tree Farm (1937),[25] Tudor Wench (1937),[26] Nina (1938),[27] [28] The Prisoner of Zenda (1938),[29] Private Lives (1938),[30] Beware the Dog (1939),[31] The Morning After (1939),[32] Strange Reality (1939),[33] Man with a Load of Mischief (1944),[34] House of Regrets (1944),[35] The Master Builder (1944),[36] The Madwoman of Chaillot (1951), The Thistle and the Rose (1951), The King's Son (1953),[37] and The Magic Pipe (1953).[38] "Success is won by Miss Salkeld in every performance," commented one reviewer in 1937, calling her "an artist out of the ordinary."

Salkeld joined the BBC Drama Repertory Company in 1953.[39] On screen, she was seen in television programmes including Pride and Prejudice (1938), Nocturne in Scotland (1951), Mother Michel and Her Cat (1955), The Infinite Shoeblack (1956), The Twopenny Diamond (1956), and Emergency Ward 10 (1957). In 1960, she directed a production of Dangerous Corner at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[40]

Personal life

Salkeld died in 1980, at the age of 70, in London.[41]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 1993-11-19 . Diary provides insight into turn-of-the-century travel . 16 . Dumfries and Galloway Standard . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Carleton Salkeld . 2023-09-13 . National Portrait Gallery . en.
  3. News: 1929-12-09 . Cumberland and Carlisle Girl Guides . 12 . The Guardian . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1908-08-19 . Pretty Double Wedding; the Misses Johnstone-Douglas to be Married in London Today . 13 . Daily Mirror . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: 24 May 1937 . Perth Actress Honoured; Parting Gifts to Miss Catherine Salkeld . 7 . Dundee Courier . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  6. News: 1 August 1957 . Johnstone-Douglas Retires . 28 . The Stage . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  7. News: 1954-10-18 . Listening Post . 4 . Liverpool Daily Post . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Gander . L. Marsland . 1950-05-01 . Radio Topics: Justice is Deaf . 6 . The Daily Telegraph . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1935-11-27 . Perth Theatre; Comedy That Will Amuse and Delight . 3 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1937-03-03 . Perth Theatre; Players Excel in 'On Approval' . 18 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1937-05-26 . Parting Gifts to Miss Salkeld . 4 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 12 October 1934 . Catherine Salkeld . 12 . Leeds Mercury . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  13. News: 1934-04-06 . A Play New to Bristol: Sir John Martin Harvey Presents 'Beyond' . 3 . Western Daily Press . Newspapers.com. 2023-09-13.
  14. News: 1935-09-25 . Perth Theatre's New Era Opens; War Welcome for Repertory Company . 13 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: 1935-12-18 . Perth Theatre; 'Lovers' Leap'--A Comedy that Sparkles . 11 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 1935-10-23 . Perth Theatre; 'Quality Street' -- A Refreshing Play . 13 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  17. News: 5 November 1935 . A. A. Milne Play at Perth Theatre . 3 . Dundee Courier . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  18. News: 13 June 1936 . 'The Green Goddess' at Perth Theatre . 3 . Dundee Courier . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  19. News: 1936-08-26 . Perth Theatre; 'A Cuckoo in the Nest' . 19 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  20. News: 1936-02-26 . Perth Theatre; Refreshing Performance of 'And So to Bed' . 3 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  21. News: 1936-01-22 . Parth Theatre: Clever Performances in Fanciful Play . 20 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . Newspapers.com. 2023-09-13.
  22. News: 1936-08-29 . Perth Theatre; 'Berkeley Square' for Colour and Romanticism . 7 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: 1936-01-29 . Perth Theatre; No Praise too Great for 'Polly with a Past' . 17 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  24. News: 1936-07-08 . Perth Theatre; Herbert Farjeon's 'Advertising April' . 5 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  25. News: 1937-04-28 . Perth Theatre: A Successful 'First Night' . 15 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . Newspapers.com . 2023-09-13.
  26. News: 11 May 1937 . Loss to Perth Stage; Miss Catherine Salkald Leaving Theatre Company . 6 . Dundee Courier . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  27. News: 1938-07-23 . Return Visit . 13 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  28. News: 2 August 1938 . Catherine Salkeld Stars in Double Part . 10 . Dundee Evening Telegraph . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  29. News: 1938-12-24 . Perth Theatre; Pantomime and Drama . 4 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  30. News: 1938-12-17 . Perth Theatre . 29 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . Newspapers.com . 2023-09-13.
  31. News: 1939-02-18 . Beware the Dog (advertisement) . 2 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  32. News: 1939-08-12 . New Play at Perth Theatre; Tony Parker--Author and Producer . 9 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  33. News: 1939-08-16 . Perth Theatre; Tony Parker's New Play Scores a Hit . 3 . The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  34. News: 1944-03-11 . The Man With a Load of Mischief (advertisement) . 2 . Evening Express . Newspapers.com. 2023-09-13.
  35. News: 1944-04-22 . House of Regrets (advertisement) . 2 . Evening Express . Newspapers.com . 2023-09-13.
  36. News: 1944-03-28 . 'The Master Builder' . 3 . Evening Express . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  37. Book: Wearing, J. P. . The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel . 2014-09-16 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-8108-9308-5 . 76, 95, 216.
  38. News: 1953-01-23 . Soviet Fairy Tale . 7 . The Kensington News and West London Times . 2023-09-13 . Newspapers.com.
  39. News: 1 October 1953 . On the Air . 12 . The Stage . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  40. News: 15 December 1960 . The Women Win . 17 . The Stage . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The WIkipedia Library.
  41. News: Bailey . Bush . 5 June 1980 . Obituaries . 11 . The Stage . September 13, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via the Wikipedia Library.

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