Eileen essell biography
Eileen essell biography
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Eileen Essell
English actress (1922-2015)
Eileen Essell | |
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Essell in 2006 | |
| Born | 8 October 1922 London, England |
| Died | 15 February 2015 (aged 92) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | c.
1940s–2015 |
| Spouse | Gerard McLarnon (m. 1958; died 1997) |
| Children | 1 |
Eileen Joan Essell (8 October 1922 – 15 February 2015) was an English actress, noted in part for not beginning her screen acting career until the age of 79.[1]
Career
Essell retired from stage acting in 1958 following her marriage to playwright and actor Gerard McLarnon.
She later earned a living as a teacher at the Central School of Music and Drama and the City University. After the death of her husband in 1997, Christopher Webber (a family friend) lured her back on stage to play a leading role in a zarzuela he was directing at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, The Girl with the Roses (1999).
Although she had