Eleanor Summerfield Artist

Eleanor Summerfield (7 March 1921 – 13 July 2001) was an English actress.Summerfield was born in London in 1921. She received her acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In the mid-1960s, she played P.G. Wodehouse's character Aunt Dahlia in BBC One's black-and-white TV series World of Wooster (1965–1967). She was also a regular on radio panel games, including BBC Radio's Just a Minute, and was a team member for the entire 15-year run of BBC Radio 4's game show Many a Slip (1964–1979).She was the wife of actor Leonard Sachs, the mother of actor Robin Sachs and Toby Sachs.Eleanor Summerfield died in London on 13 July 2001, aged 80.

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Birth dateMarch 07, 1921
Birth place
England , London , United Kingdom
Date of deathJuly 13, 2001
Place of death
England , London , United Kingdom
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Career started1936
Career ended1983

Eleanor Summerfield on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1334104/Eleanor-Summerfield.html
  2. http://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/jul/16/guardianobituaries