Biography

Edith King(1896-1973)

Actress

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Edith King in Meurtres à Calcutta (1946)

Edith King was born on 14 November 1896 in White Haven, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Producers' Showcase (1954), Meurtres à Calcutta (1946) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). She died on 24 February 1973 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

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Known for

Producers' Showcase (1954)

Producers' Showcase

7.1

TV Series

Mother Marguerite

Alan Ladd, William Bendix, June Duprez, and Gail Russell in Meurtres à Calcutta (1946)

Meurtres à Calcutta

6.3

Mrs. Smith

1946

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

Robert Montgomery Presents

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Danvers

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)

The United States Steel Hour

7.8

TV Series

Lady Bracknell

Credits

Actress

The Happeners
TV Series
- Mrs. Goodbody
- 1967
ABC Stage 67
7.3
TV Series
- Matron (as Edith N. King)
- 1966
The Nurses
7.5
TV Series
- Miss Lansing
- 1965
Camera Three
7.2
TV Series
- Cora
- 1956–1960
Moment of Fear
5.4
TV Series
- 1960
Summer in New York
TV Movie
- 1960
CBS Television Workshop
6.7
TV Series
- 1952–1960
The Phil Silvers Show
8.4
TV Series
- Ursula Thorndyke
- Dowager at Dog Show
- Olivia Feathington ...
- 1956–1959
The United States Steel Hour
7.8
TV Series
- Lady Bracknell
- 1957
Man and Superman
TV Movie
- Mrs. Whitefield
- 1956
Armstrong Circle Theatre
7.6
TV Series
- 1956
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- Mother Marguerite
- 1955
Justice
6.1
TV Series
- 1955
The Best of Broadway
7.2
TV Series
- Mama
- 1955
The Red Buttons Show
8.1
TV Series
- 1955

Personal details

Alternative name
- Edith N. King
Born
- November 14, 1896
- White Haven, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- February 24, 1973
- Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Other works
She played Bianca in the 1943 Broadway production of Shakespeare's "Othello"; however, in the Columbia Masterworks recording of that production, she played Emilia.

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