Elsa Lanchester (1902 - 1986)

English-American character actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.

* October 28, 1902 Lewisham, London, England, UK
 as Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
 December 26, 1986 Woodland Hills, California, USA



Books by Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester Herself
New York, 1983

Books with substantial mentioning of Elsa Lanchester

Ronald L. Smith Horror stars on radio Ronald L. Smith
Horror stars on radio, The broadcast histories of 29 chilling Hollywood voices
Jefferson, N.C., 2010

Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla (editors)
Hollywood's Classic Scream Queens, 1930s
2000

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Gregory William Mank Women in Horror Films, 1930s Gregory William Mank
Women in Horror Films, 1930s
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1999

Boze Hadleigh
Leading Ladies
London, 1992

Michael R. Pitts
Horror Film Stars
Jefferson, N.C., 1981

Calvin Thomas Beck with Robert Stewart Associate Editor
Scream Queens
New York - London, 1978

Frank Arnau (Hrsg.)
Universal Filmlexikon 1932
Berlin/London, 1932

Books with an entry on Elsa Lanchester

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Frank N. Magill (ed.)
Magill's Cinema Annual 1987, A Survey of the Films of 1986
Pasadena, California; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1987
p. 601 info

James Robert Parish with Earl Anderson, Richard E. Braff, John Robert Cocchi, and Harry Purvis
Hollywood Character Actors
New Rochelle, New York, 1978

Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure The Versatiles Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure
The Versatiles, A Study of Supporting Character Actors and Actresses in the American Motion Picture, 1930-1955
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1969

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969