Edith Meiser

Edith Meiser
From a 1930 Radio Digest magazine
From a 1930 Radio Digest magazine
BornMay 9, 1898
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 26, 1993(1993-09-26) (aged 95)[1]
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.[1]
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime, mystery

Edith Meiser (May 9, 1898[2] – September 26, 1993[1]) was an American author and actress, who wrote mystery novels, stage plays, and numerous radio dramas. She is perhaps best known for bringing adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories to radio in the 1930s.[3][nb 1]

Meiser had been a member of the Actors Equity board of governors as well as the chairwoman of the Equity Library Theater.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Edith Meiser, 95, Dies; Actress and a Writer". The New York Times. September 27, 1993. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Ellett 2017, p. 139.
  3. ^ "Edith Meiser". Radio Stars. February 1936. p. 82. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ^ McCabe 2010, p. 8.


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