Peter Auriol Murray Hill[1] (20 April 1908 – 25 November 1957) was an English actor, and publisher [2][3] He was married to the actress Phyllis Calvert from 1941 until his death.[3][4]
His acting career peaked in the late 1930s. By the early 1940s, he returned to playing secondary lead roles in films such as At the Villa Rose and The House of the Arrow. By the mid-1940s, he was cast mostly in supporting roles. His final film was They Were Sisters, released in 1945, which also starred his wife, Phyllis Calvert.
Murray Hill specialised in 18th-century books and by the 1950s he had turned to book publishing. He served as the president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association from 1956 until his death in 1957.
Personal life
Murray Hill met actress Phyllis Calvert during a West End production of the play Punch Without Judy in 1939.[7] They were married in 1941.[4] They had two children: Ann Auriol (born 1943) and Piers (born 1954).[8][9] Murray Hill and Calvert were married for sixteen years, until Murray Hill's death in 1957.[4] Calvert never remarried.
peter, murray, hill, peter, auriol, murray, hill, april, 1908, november, 1957, english, actor, publisher, married, actress, phyllis, calvert, from, 1941, until, death, bornpeter, auriol, murray, hill, 1908, april, 1908bushey, heath, hertfordshire, englanddied2. Peter Auriol Murray Hill 1 20 April 1908 25 November 1957 was an English actor and publisher 2 3 He was married to the actress Phyllis Calvert from 1941 until his death 3 4 Peter Murray HillBornPeter Auriol Murray Hill 1908 04 20 20 April 1908Bushey Heath Hertfordshire EnglandDied25 November 1957 1957 11 25 aged 49 London EnglandOccupation s Actor PublisherYears active1938 1945 acting SpousePhyllis Calvert m 1941 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditMurray Hill s first prominent acting role was in 1938 s Jane Steps Out 2 Also in 1938 Murray Hill was cast in the lead role in Mr Reeder in Room 13 5 He was cast in the secondary male lead in The Outsider in 1939 alongside George Sanders and Mary Maguire 6 His acting career peaked in the late 1930s By the early 1940s he returned to playing secondary lead roles in films such as At the Villa Rose and The House of the Arrow By the mid 1940s he was cast mostly in supporting roles His final film was They Were Sisters released in 1945 which also starred his wife Phyllis Calvert Murray Hill specialised in 18th century books and by the 1950s he had turned to book publishing He served as the president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association from 1956 until his death in 1957 Personal life EditMurray Hill met actress Phyllis Calvert during a West End production of the play Punch Without Judy in 1939 7 They were married in 1941 4 They had two children Ann Auriol born 1943 and Piers born 1954 8 9 Murray Hill and Calvert were married for sixteen years until Murray Hill s death in 1957 4 Calvert never remarried Selected filmography EditA Yank at Oxford 1938 Jane Steps Out 1938 Mr Reeder in Room 13 1938 The Outsider 1939 At the Villa Rose 1940 The House of the Arrow 1940 The Ghost Train 1941 Rhythm Serenade 1943 Bell Bottom George 1944 Madonna of the Seven Moons 1945 They Were Sisters 1945 References Edit http www aba org uk About the ABA More About the ABA Past Presidents ABA Past Presidents 1950 1960 Peter Murray Hill a b Peter Murray Hill BFI Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Retrieved 9 May 2011 a b Phyllis Calvert Telegraph co uk 9 October 2002 a b c BBC NEWS Entertainment Actress Phyllis Calvert dies bbc co uk 9 October 2002 Mr Reeder in Room 13 1938 BFI Archived from the original on 13 July 2012 The Outsider 1939 BFI Archived from the original on 13 July 2012 Eric Shorter 9 October 2002 Obituary Phyllis Calvert The Guardian Lewis Paul 12 October 2002 Phyllis Calvert 87 Virtuous Heroine of Wartime Melodramas The New York Times National Portrait Gallery Portrait NPG x76717 Piers Auriol Murray Hill Phyllis Calvert Anna Auriol Lee nee Murray Hill Peter Murray Hill npg org uk External links EditPeter Murray Hill at IMDb This article about an English film actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Murray Hill amp oldid 1104922729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
