Sunday Wilshin (26 February 190519 March 1991) was a British actress and

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; the successor to George Orwell on his resignation in 1943. She was born in London as Mary Aline Wilshin (corroborated by publicly available birth records; other sources give Sunday/ Sundae Mary Aline Horne (-) Wilshin) and educated at the

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. Wilshin was a member of the '

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' of the 1920s, and a close friend of the actress Cyllene Moxon and of author (and former actress)

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. In connection with the 'bright young things', Wilshin commonly appears in accounts of a gathering whereat she was assaulted by the silent film actress

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Selected filmography

* ''

The Green Caravan ''The Green Caravan'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Catherine Calvert, Gregory Scott and Valia.Low p.377 Cast * Catherine Calvert as Gypsy * Gregory Scott as Hugo Drummond * Valia as Lillian ...

'' (1922) * '' Pages of Life'' (1922) * ''

Petticoat Loose ''Petticoat Loose'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Dorinea Shirley, Warwick Ward and Lionelle Howard. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Eliza Humphreys about a playwright who h ...

'' (1922) * ''

Hutch Stirs 'em Up ''Hutch Stirs 'em Up'' is a 1923 British silent comedy action film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Charles Hutchison, Joan Barry and Malcolm Tod. It was based on the novel '' The Hawk of Rede'' by Harry Harding. Cast * Charles Hutc ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' An Obvious Situation'' (1930) * '' The Chance of a Night Time'' (1931) * '' Michael and Mary'' (1931) * ''

Nine till Six ''Nine till Six'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Louise Hampton, Elizabeth Allan and Florence Desmond. Produced by Basil Dean's Associated Talking Pictures, it was the first film made at Ealing Studios after th ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

The Love Contract ''The Love Contract'' is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Winifred Shotter, Owen Nares and Sunday Wilshin. The screenplay concerns a young woman who becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her f ...

'' (1932) * '' Dance Pretty Lady'' (1932) * '' Marry Me'' (1932) * ''

To Brighton with Gladys ''To Brighton with Gladys'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Harry Milton, Constance Shotter and Kate Cutler. It was made at Ealing Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.76 Cast * Harry Milton as Bertie Penge * C ...

'' (1933) * '' As Good as New'' (1933) *''

Borrowed Clothes ''Borrowed Clothes'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Anne Grey, Lester Matthews and Sunday Wilshin. It was made as a quota quickie for release by Columbia Pictures. Chibnall p.271 Cast * Anne Grey as Lady Mary ...

'' (1934) * ''

Murder by Rope ''Murder by Rope'' is a 1936 British mystery film directed by George Pearson (filmmaker), George Pearson and starring Constance Godridge, D. A. Clarke-Smith and Sunday Wilshin.Wood p.91 Cast * Constance Godridge as Daphne Farrow * D. A. Clarke ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film. Volume VII''. Routledge, 1997. * Sutton, David R. ''A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939''. University of Exeter Press, 2000.

External links

* 1905 births 1991 deaths British film actresses Actresses from London British radio producers 20th-century British actresses 20th-century English women 20th-century English people Women radio producers {{UK-film-actor-stub