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{{short description|Burke, Patricia Rosa Moore (1916–2003), actress}} | {{short description|Burke, Patricia Rosa Moore (1916–2003), actress}} | ||
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| birth_name = Patricia Burke | | birth_name = Patricia Burke | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|03|23|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|03|23|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Milan]], [[Italy]] | | birth_place = [[w:Milan|Milan]], [[w:Italy|Italy]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|11|23|1917|03|23|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|11|23|1917|03|23|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Draguignan]], [[France]] | | death_place = [[w:Draguignan|Draguignan]], [[w:France|France]] | ||
| occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
| years_active = 1937-1974 | | years_active = 1937-1974 | ||
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'''Patricia Burke''' (23 March 1917{{spaced ndash}}23 November 2003), was an [[English people|English]] singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa086f0|title=Patricia Burke|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/1f/the-taming-of-the-shrew/production/850|title=Production of The Taming of the Shrew - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> She was the daughter of actress [[Marie Burke]] and British operatic tenor [[Thomas Burke, tenor|Thomas Burke]].<ref>John D. Vose ''The Lancashire Caruso: the Life and Times of Tom Burke'' (1982), reviewed by Paul Morby in ''Record Collector'', Vol. 28, 3&4, 1983, and see also the short article by F.S (Joe) Winstanley in the same issue</ref> | '''Patricia Burke''' (23 March 1917{{spaced ndash}}23 November 2003), was an [[w:English people|English]] singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa086f0|title=Patricia Burke|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/1f/the-taming-of-the-shrew/production/850|title=Production of The Taming of the Shrew - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> She was the daughter of actress [[w:Marie Burke|Marie Burke]] and British operatic tenor [[w:Thomas Burke, tenor|Thomas Burke]].<ref>John D. Vose ''The Lancashire Caruso: the Life and Times of Tom Burke'' (1982), reviewed by Paul Morby in ''Record Collector'', Vol. 28, 3&4, 1983, and see also the short article by F.S (Joe) Winstanley in the same issue</ref> | ||
On stage she enjoyed success in the 1943 West End musical ''[[The Lisbon Story (musical)|The Lisbon Story]]''. Patricia Burke's most well known films were ''[[Lisbon Story (1946 film)|Lisbon Story]]'' (1946) and ''The Trojan Brothers'' (1946), and the role of Elizabeth the 1949 TV production of ''Elizabeth of Ladymead''.<ref name=mcfarlane>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&q=patricia+burke+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA108|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111975|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4480012/|title=Elizabeth of Ladymead (TV Movie 1949)|publisher=}}</ref> She appeared in several episodes of the TV series ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' between 1955 and 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b95b205|title=The Betrothal (1956)|publisher=}}</ref> In 1947-48 she acted in productions of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and [[George Bernard Shaw|Shaw]] at the [[Old Vic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1447823/Patricia-Burke.html|title=Patricia Burke|publisher=}}</ref> In 1957 she acted in a production of [[Aristophanes]]' ''[[Lysistrata]]'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/nov/25/guardianobituaries.filmnews|title=Patricia Burke|first=Eric|last=Shorter|date=24 November 2003|publisher=|via=The Guardian}}</ref> Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of [[Jimmy Clitheroe]]'s mother in the BBC Radio Series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref name=mcfarlane/> | On stage she enjoyed success in the 1943 West End musical ''[[w:The Lisbon Story (musical)|The Lisbon Story]]''. Patricia Burke's most well known films were ''[[w:Lisbon Story (1946 film)|Lisbon Story]]'' (1946) and ''The Trojan Brothers'' (1946), and the role of Elizabeth the 1949 TV production of ''Elizabeth of Ladymead''.<ref name=mcfarlane>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&q=patricia+burke+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA108|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111975|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4480012/|title=Elizabeth of Ladymead (TV Movie 1949)|publisher=}}</ref> She appeared in several episodes of the TV series ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' between 1955 and 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b95b205|title=The Betrothal (1956)|publisher=}}</ref> In 1947-48 she acted in productions of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and [[George Bernard Shaw|Shaw]] at the [[Old Vic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1447823/Patricia-Burke.html|title=Patricia Burke|publisher=}}</ref> In 1957 she acted in a production of [[Aristophanes]]' ''[[Lysistrata]]'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/nov/25/guardianobituaries.filmnews|title=Patricia Burke|first=Eric|last=Shorter|date=24 November 2003|publisher=|via=The Guardian}}</ref> Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of [[Jimmy Clitheroe]]'s mother in the BBC Radio Series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref name=mcfarlane/> | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 3 January 2023
Patricia Burke | |
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| Born | Patricia Burke 23 March 1917 |
| Died | 23 November 2003 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937-1974 |
| Spouse(s) | Michael William Kimpton Duncan C. Macdonald (2 children) John Collingwood |
| Children | 2 |
Patricia Burke (23 March 1917 – 23 November 2003), was an English singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV.[1][2] She was the daughter of actress Marie Burke and British operatic tenor Thomas Burke.[3]
On stage she enjoyed success in the 1943 West End musical The Lisbon Story. Patricia Burke's most well known films were Lisbon Story (1946) and The Trojan Brothers (1946), and the role of Elizabeth the 1949 TV production of Elizabeth of Ladymead.[4][5] She appeared in several episodes of the TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood between 1955 and 1958.[6] In 1947-48 she acted in productions of Shakespeare and Shaw at the Old Vic.[7] In 1957 she acted in a production of Aristophanes' Lysistrata at the Royal Court Theatre.[8] Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of Jimmy Clitheroe's mother in the BBC Radio Series The Clitheroe Kid.[4]
Selected filmography
- Jennifer Hale (1937)
- Ship's Concert (1937)
- Lisbon Story (1946)
- The Trojan Brothers (1946)
- While I Live (1947)
- Forbidden (1949)
- The Happiness of Three Women (1954)
- The Desperate Man (1959)
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries Marriage of Convenience (1960)
- The Impersonator (1961)
- Dilemma (1962)
- The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles released in US as Undercovers Hero (1974)
References
- ^ "Patricia Burke".
- ^ "Production of The Taming of the Shrew - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ John D. Vose The Lancashire Caruso: the Life and Times of Tom Burke (1982), reviewed by Paul Morby in Record Collector, Vol. 28, 3&4, 1983, and see also the short article by F.S (Joe) Winstanley in the same issue
- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Elizabeth of Ladymead (TV Movie 1949)".
- ^ "The Betrothal (1956)".
- ^ "Patricia Burke".
- ^ Shorter, Eric (24 November 2003). "Patricia Burke" – via The Guardian.
