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Shelagh
Fraser
Shelagh Fraser was born on November 25, 1922 in Purley,
Surrey, England. Her father was part of a jewelers dynasty and traveled
quite a bit. At a very early age she contracted spinal tuberculosis and
was in an invalid carriage for quite some time. She made it through
with courage. She has one sister, the dancer Moyra Fraser and they both attended St Christopher's School, Kingswood, Surrey,
where Fraser won a scholarship to Croydon Repertory (which had a drama school
attached) this is where she made her first dramatic appearance in 1938. It
was shortly after this that the war started...and by the 40's the conditions for
acting were at best...trying.
Fraser went on to have a fine career in theater, radio,
television, film, and as a playwright for 60 years and managed to squeeze in a
few children's books and a cookbook as well (the details below will certainly
attest to this).
Fraser was married to director/writer/producer Anthony
Squire...that marriage was dissolved.
Fraser died on August 29, 2000.
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- Film
- Hope and Glory~1987 - WVS Woman
- Star Wars~1977 - Aunt Beru Lars
- Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court~1976 - Lady Bassinger
- Persecution~1974 - Mrs. Banks (see
Actor Connections - Film)
- Doomwatch~1972 - Mrs. Straker
- Nothing But the Night~1972 - Mrs. Alison
- Thin Air~1969 - Mrs. Thatcher
- Till Death Us Do Part~1969
- Touch of Love, A~1969 - Miss Gurnsey
- Two Gentlemen Sharing~1969 - Helen
- Staircase~1969 - Cub Mistress
- Witches, The (The Devil's Own)~1966 - Mrs. Creek
- Son of Robin Hood, The~1959 - Constance
- Last Man to Hang, The~1956 - Bracket's Wife
- Raising a Riot~1955 - Mary Kent
- Salute the Toff~1952 - Myra Lorne
- Second Mrs. Tanqueray, The~1952
- Your Witness~1950 - Ellen Foster
- Trio~1950
- History of Mr. Polly, The~1949 - Minnie
- Death in the Hand~1948 - Penelope MacRae
- Esther Waters~1948 - Margaret
- Master of Bankdam~1947 - Alice France
- I Live in Grosvenor Square~1945
- Welcome, Mr. Washington~1944 - Millie
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- TV
- Edith's Finger~1998-9 - Edith (see photo below) A fifteen minute film on
BBC.
 - Midsomer Murders~1997 BBC Jane Rochelle in Judgment Day (# 5.3) 1/29/2000
Heartbeat~1992 - Sarah Thorpe in Local Knowledge (# 7.20)
1/25/1998
Absolute Hell~1987 - Madge the bag lady
Frankie and Johnnie~1985 - C.N.D. Woman
Tycoon~1978 - Ruth in Sleeping on Grass(#1.10)
11/20/78
Professionals, The~1977 -
Elsa in Stirring Of Dust, A (# 2.8) 11/25/1978
Mrs. Wilson in When The Heat Cools Off (# 1.9)
2/24/1978
Wodehouse Playhouse~1975 - Lady Bassinger in Unpleasantness at
Bludleigh Court 1976
And No One Could Save Her~1973 - Mrs. Benet
Doomwatch~1970 BBC Joan in Islanders, The (# 2.3) 1971
Family at War, A~1970 - Jean Ashton (in 45 of the 52 episodes)
First Lady~1968 - ? in All in a Good Cause (#2.12)
6/19/69
Dixon of Dock Green~1955 - Mary
Tate in
English - Born and Bred
(#15.11) 11/16/68
Wednesday Play~1961 -
Mrs. Grayson in The Last Train
Through the Harecastle Tunnel (#9.1) 10/1/69 (see Actor
Connections - TV)
Doctor King in House of
Character 1/10/68
Mrs. Jones in In A Game - Like
- Only a Game
Maigret's Little Joke~1963 - 12/24/63
The Rope~1950 ITV Leila Arden
Theater
Knuckle~1974 - Mrs. Dinning the housemaid
The Glass Menagerie~1973 - Amanda Wingfield
A Slight Ache~19?? - Flora
A Bedroom Farce~19?? - Delia
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf~1957 - Martha
Drama at Inish~1953 - Cristine
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray~1950 - Lady Orreyd
Call Home The Heart~1947 - Hattie
This Was A Woman~1944 - Effie (West End)
While The Sun Shines~1945 - Mable Crumm
Night School~1971 - One of the cake-peddling aunts
(Cockpit Theatre, London, UK)
Radio
Fraser appeared in more than
500 radio dramas/plays. And adapted others for radio performances.
*Emergency Call~1954 (Saturday Night Theatre
plays) 6/12/54
*Water Gypsies, The~1948 - (8 part series)
8/16/48 - 10/16/54
History of Mr. Polly~1948 - player
*Breadwinner, The~1945 - (Saturday Night
Theatre plays) 7/14/45
*Thanks to Roger at Vintage Radio Programme
Collectors' Circle (UK) for sharing this information!
Radio Writer
The World My Wilderness~1980's (her adaptation)
The Salt of the Earth~1980's (her adaptation)
The Maid's Room~1980's (her original play)
Always Afternoon~1950 (story)
Books
Come To Supper~1957 - A collection of simple and attractive
menus.
Captain Johnny~1950's
Princess Tai Lue~1950's - The tale of an exotic cat
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