Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Date of Birth:

Nov 08, 1885

Place of Birth:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

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Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top.

On the stage, Dale starred in Carrie Nation on Broadway in 1933. Her other Broadway credits include Harvest of Years (1947), And Be My Love (1944), and Another Language (1932).

Dale's first film was Crime Without Passion (1934) in an uncredited role. She was a familiar face in films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, frequently playing stern, authoritarian characters such as prison matrons and head nurses, although she was equally adept at playing grande dames and ladies of the aristocracy.

Dale played many roles in television over the years. In the 1958-1959 season of The Donna Reed Show, Dale played a job-seeking housekeeper who is frightened from the Stone home by Jeff Stone's pet mouse, and she appeared in the 1957 Maverick episode "According to Hoyle" opposite James Garner.

filmography:

Blondie Goes to College Blondie Goes to College

1942

Mary Burns, Fugitive Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

I Live My Life I Live My Life

1935

Cross-Country Romance Cross-Country Romance

1940

Surrender Surrender

1950

Forty Little Mothers Forty Little Mothers

1940

Outcast Outcast

1937

How to Sub-Let How to Sub-Let

1939

Big Town Czar Big Town Czar

1939

Ten Gentlemen from West Point Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Wild Money Wild Money

1937

What's Cookin'? What's Cookin'?

1942

Untamed Untamed

1940

Fury Fury

1936

Village Barn Dance Village Barn Dance

1940

In Old Kentucky In Old Kentucky

1935

Bad Little Angel Bad Little Angel

1939

Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Behind City Lights Behind City Lights

1945

The Farmer in the Dell The Farmer in the Dell

1936

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Betrayed Women Betrayed Women

1955

North to Alaska North to Alaska

1960

Unfinished Business Unfinished Business

1941

Opened by Mistake Opened by Mistake

1940

Lady of Secrets Lady of Secrets

1936

A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities

1953

Crime Without Passion Crime Without Passion

1934

On Moonlight Bay On Moonlight Bay

1951

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Timothy's Quest Timothy's Quest

1936

On Such a Night On Such a Night

1937

A Letter From Bataan A Letter From Bataan

1942

I Dream Too Much I Dream Too Much

1935

Too Young to Kiss Too Young to Kiss

1951

On Stage Everybody On Stage Everybody

1945

The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury

1959

Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew

1942

A Song Is Born A Song Is Born

1948

You're Telling Me You're Telling Me

1942

The Egg and I The Egg and I

1947

Swing Your Partner Swing Your Partner

1943

The Great Impersonation The Great Impersonation

1935

Ma and Pa Kettle Ma and Pa Kettle

1949

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

1955

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952

Swanee River Swanee River

1939

Sergeant Madden Sergeant Madden

1939

The Oklahoman The Oklahoman

1957

The Unfinished Dance The Unfinished Dance

1947

Maisie Gets Her Man Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

Walk Softly, Stranger Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

Murder in Times Square Murder in Times Square

1943

Private Worlds Private Worlds

1935

Margie Margie

1946

Blackmail Blackmail

1939

Back Street Back Street

1941

My Reputation My Reputation

1946

All-American Co-Ed All-American Co-Ed

1941

Dangerously They Live Dangerously They Live

1941

Holiday Affair Holiday Affair

1949

Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

Monkey Business Monkey Business

1952

Blondie Has Servant Trouble Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940

Dead End Dead End

1937

No Man of Her Own No Man of Her Own

1950

A Stolen Life A Stolen Life

1946

Her Favorite Patient Her Favorite Patient

1945

The Awful Truth The Awful Truth

1937

Curly Top Curly Top

1935

Broadway Serenade Broadway Serenade

1939

Convicted Woman Convicted Woman

1940

Prison Farm Prison Farm

1938

Tell No Tales Tell No Tales

1939

Condemned Women Condemned Women

1938

Easy Living Easy Living

1937

Damaged Goods Damaged Goods

1937

Girls on Probation Girls on Probation

1938

The Women The Women

1939

A Child Is Born A Child Is Born

1939

Made for Each Other Made for Each Other

1939

Old Acquaintance Old Acquaintance

1943

The North Star The North Star

1943

The Wedding Night The Wedding Night

1935

The Case Against Mrs. Ames The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

Stolen Heaven Stolen Heaven

1938

Aloma of the South Seas Aloma of the South Seas

1941

And One Was Beautiful And One Was Beautiful

1940

Women Without Names Women Without Names

1940

Arise, My Love Arise, My Love

1940

Laddie Laddie

1940

6,000 Enemies 6,000 Enemies

1939

The Great Man Votes The Great Man Votes

1939

Smoky Smoky

1946

The Mortal Storm The Mortal Storm

1940

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