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Esther McCracken (née Armstrong, 1902–1971) was a British actress and playwright.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Esther McCracken )〕 ==Biography== She was born Esther Helen Armstrong in Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 June 1902 and was educated at the Central Newcastle High School, where she won the cricket-ball throwing competition every year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chronicle's 100 Greatest Geordies: No's 90 to 86 )〕 From 1929, she acted with the Newcastle Repertory Company.〔 Her first play ''The Willing Spirit'' was produced in 1936. It was her second play, ''Quiet Wedding'', in 1938, which made her reputation as a writer of domestic comedy and took her to London.〔 It was later filmed by Anthony Asquith in 1941, and by Roy Boulting in 1958, as ''Happy is the Bride''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quiet Wedding )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Happy Is the Bride (1958) - Overview - TCM.com )〕 Her next plays, ''The Willing Spirit'' in 1936, ''Counter Attraction'' in 1938, and ''White Elephants'' in 1940, were less successful, but ''Quiet Weekend'', in 1941, surpassed her earlier success and ran for over a thousand performances.〔 It was later filmed in 1946.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quiet Weekend )〕 She married Angus McCracken, a famous northern rugby player and accountant in 1936, but he was killed in action in 1943. In the following year, she married Mungo Campbell, the shipping magnate. She went on to introduce ''Wot Cheor Geordie'', which ran from 1940 to 1956. The signature tune was the very popular 'Wherever ye gaan, you're sure to meet a Geordie'. She also wrote more serious plays in her later career, including ''Living Room'' in 1943, ''No Medals'' in 1944 (filmed as ''The Weaker Sex''), and ''Cry Liberty'' in 1950.〔 The initials of McCracken, her husband and a friend are included in the name of MEA House in Ellison Place, Newcastle, which was set up through their efforts. This is the first British building purpose-built to house a range of voluntary services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About - MEA House )〕 She died in September 1971.〔 The actress Imogen Stubbs is her granddaughter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Overview for Imogen Stubbs )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esther McCracken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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