Marjorie Gaffney (1897–1963) was a British

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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.Harper p.170 She also worked as an

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on a number of films.

Selected filmography

Actress

* '' Garryowen'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1928)

Assistant director

* ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The W Plan ''The W Plan'' is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. The screenplay was written by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launde ...

'' (1930)

Screenwriter

* ''

Night of the Garter ''Night of the Garter'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Winifred Shotter and Elsie Randolph. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox for ...

'' (1933) * ''

Lady in Danger ''Lady in Danger'' is a 1934 British comedy thriller film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Yvonne Arnaud and Anne Grey. The screenplay was by Ben Travers. Plot In the mythical European country of Ardenberg, General Dittling (Leon M. ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' First a Girl'' (1935) * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) * '' Sunset in Vienna'' (1937) * '' The Rat'' (1938) * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Harper, Sue. ''Women in British Cinema: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''. A&C Black, 2000.

External links

* 1897 births 1963 deaths English film actresses Actresses from Liverpool 20th-century British screenwriters 20th-century English women 20th-century English people {{UK-film-bio-stub