- Elspeth Eric, before appearing on television in the 1950s, was one of radio's busiest actresses. Eric was heard on the Lux radio theater in the late 1930S and frequently played gun molls on the popular 'Gangbusters' radio series during the 1940s. She was also often heard on such radio shows as The Thin Man, Muder At Midnight, The Mollee Mystery Theater and Inner Sanctum Mysteries during radio's Golden Years. In the 1970s, she acted on and wrote several scripts for Himan Brown's CBS Radio Mystery Theater series.
- (1934 - 1950) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1934) Stage Play: Small Miracle. Melodrama. Written by Norman Krasna. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by George Abbott. John Golden Theatree: 26 Sep 1934-Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/117 performances). Cast: Violet Barney (as "Mrs. Madison"), Jean Bellows (as "Kitty"), Wyrley Birch (as "Mac Mason"), Ilka Chase, Eva Condon (as "Ma"), Edward Crandall (as "Carl Barrett, Jr."), Herbert Duffy (as "Healy"), Elspeth Eric (as "Mae Danish") [Broadway debut], Helen Gardner (as "First Girl"), Fraye Gilbert (as "Helen"), Hitous Gray (as "Donald Madison"), Edna Hagan (as "Twelve-Year-Old Girl"), Alan Hale Jr. (as "George Nelson"), Joseph King (as "Joseph Taft"), George Lambert, James Lane, Owen Martin (as "Anderson"), Myron McCormick (as "Eddie"), Robert Middlemass (as "Captain Seaver"), G. Albert Smith (as "William S. Johnson"), Joseph Calleia (as "Tony Mako"), Lucille Strudwick (as "Anna"), Nancy Vane (as "Second Girl"), Juan Varro (as "Frank"), William Wadsworth (as "Herman"). Produced by Courtney Burr. Note: Filmed as Four Hours to Kill! (1935).
- (1935) Stage Play: Dead End. Drama. Written by Sidney Kingsley. Production Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Written and directed by Sidney Kingsley. Directed by Sidney Kingsley. Belasco Theatre: 28 Oct 1935- 12 Jun 1937 (687 performances). Cast: Carroll Ashburn (as "Mr. Griswald"), Charles Bellin (as "Philip Griswald"), Charles Benjamin (as "1st Chauffeur"), Philip Bourneuf (as "Interne"), Marie R. Burke, Richard Clark, Francis G. Cleveland (as "Policeman"), George Cotton, Marc Daniels, Francis De Sales, Ethel Dell, Gabriel Dell (as "T.B.") [Broadway debut], Joe Downing (as "Babyface Martin"), Charles R. Duncan, Willis Duncan, Dan Duryea(as "G-Man") [Broadway debut], Elspeth Eric (as "Drina'), Sidonie Espero (as "Governess"), 'Martin Gabel (I)' (as "Hunk"), Edward P. Goodnow, David Gorcey (as "Second Avenue Boy"), Leo Gorcey (as "Second Avenue Boy") [only Broadway appearance], Huntz Hall (as "Dippy") [only Broadway appearance], Billy Halop (as "Tommy") [Broadway debut], Drina Hill, Bobby Jordan (as "Angel"), Margaret Linden, Sidney Lumet (as "Small Boy"), Blossom MacDonald (as "Ensemble"), Marjorie Main (as "Mrs. Martin"), Margaret Mullen, Robert J. Mulligan, Theodore Newton, George N. Price (as "Old Gentleman") [final Broadway role], Bernard Punsly (as "Milty"), Lewis L. Russell, Harry Selby, Joseph Taibi, William Toubin, Sheila Trent (as "Francey"), Cyril Gordon Weld, Billy Winston, Louis Woods, Elizabeth Wragge, Dane Clark. Replacement actors: George Anspake (as "Ensemble"), Melvin Benstock (as "Policeman"), Harris Berger (as "Ensemble/Second Avenue Boy"), Mildred Berger (as "Ensemble"), Charles Blake (as "Policeman/Sailor"), George Bond (as "Ensemble"), Edward Butler (as "Patrolman Mulligan"), George Buzante (as "Ensemble"), William Cowan (as "G-Man"), Lester Damon (as "Interne"), Francis De Sales (as "Babyface Martin"), Marie Dell (as "Ensemble"), Bronson Dudley (as "Ensemble"), Lew Eckles (as "Patrolman Mulligan"), Richard Ellington (as "G-Man"), Julia Morton Fassett (as "Mrs. Martin"), Herbert Fein (as "Small Boy"), Frank Fenton (as "Jack Hilton"), Lawrence Forsythe (as "Ensemble"), Donald Foster (as "Mr. Griswald"), Elda Garbe (as "Kay") [Broadway debut], Coburn Goodwin (as "Jack Hilton"), Leo Gorcey (as "Spit"), Charles Hibbitt (as "Policeman"), Edith Jordan (as "Ensemble"), Charlotte Julienne (as "Ensemble"), Jack Kellert (as "Ensemble"), Catherine Kemp (as "Ensemble"), Gene Kern (as "Mr. Jones/Sailor"), Lizzie Leonard (as "Ensemble"), George Levinson (as "Angel"), Elizabeth Lowe (as "Ensemble"), Gene Lowe (as "Second Avenue Boy"), Tom McIntyre (as "Ensemble"), Robert Payson (as "2nd Chauffeur"), Elizabeth Perlowin (as "Ensemble"), George Proctor (as "Medical Examiner"), Bea Punsley (as "Ensemble"), Matthew Purcell (as "Ensemble"), Betsy Ross (as "Ensemble"), Charlotte Salkow (as "Ensemble"), George S. Steele (as "Plainclothesman"), Rose Taibi (as "Ensemble"), John Thompson (as "Policeman"), Frank Waldecker (as "Ensemble/Plainclothesman"), Dick Wallace (as "Ensemble"), Bess Winston (as "Ensemble"), Elizabeth Zabelin (as "Ensemble"), Dane Clark [credited as Bernard Zanville] (as "Hunk"). Produced by Norman Bel Geddes. Note: Filmed by Samuel Goldwyn as Dead End (1937).
- (1937) Stage Play: Too Many Heroes. Drama. Written by Dore Schary [earliest Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Garson Kanin. Hudson Theatre: 15 Nov 1937- Nov 1937 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Paul Ashley, Jim Backus (as "Cosgrove") [final Broadway role], Jean Barrere (as "Danny Parker"), James Bell (as "Jeb Williams"), Leslie Bingham (as "Mrs. Halsey"), Shirley Booth, Herschel Cropper (as "Third Deputy"), Lew Eckles, Elspeth Eric (as "Nora Williams"), Thomas Fisher (as "Tommy Potter"), Lawrence Forsythe (as "Hartman"), Clyde Franklin (as "Mr. McMillian"), John Huntington (as "Second Deputy"), Richard Keene (as "Harry Halsey"), Bjorn Koefoed (as "Nielson"), Jack Lee (as "Lassiter"), Charles McClelland (as "Burton"), Francis Pierlot, Robert Reed (as "Capt. Miller"), Anthony Ross (as "Stevenson"), Royal C. Stout (as "Fourth Deputy"), Joseph Sweeney (as "Sheriff Bailey"), Randolph Wade (as "Ranger"), Rex Williams (as "Andrews") [Broadway debut], Marion Willis (as "First Deputy"), Ernest Woodward (as "Peters"). Produced by Carly Wharton.
- (1939) Stage Play: Margin for Error. Melodrama. Written by Clare Boothe Luce. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by Otto Preminger. Plymouth Theatre: 3 Nov 1939- 1 Jun 1940 (closing date unknown/264 performances). Cast: Sam Levene (as "Officer Finkelstein"), Otto Preminger (as "Karl Baumer"), Matt Briggs (as "Otto B. Horst"), Elspeth Eric (as "Sophie Baumer"), Leif Erickson (as "Thomas S. Denny"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Baron Max von Alvenstor"), Bert Lytell (as "Dr. Jennings"), Edward McNamara (as "Capt. Mulrooney"), Evelyn Wahl. Replacement cast: Philip Coolidge (as "Otto B. Horst"), Hugh Marlowe (as "Thomas S. Denny"), William Mendrek (as "Captain Mulrooney"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Myers.
- (1944) Stage Play: Snafu. Written by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman. Directed by George Abbott. Hudson Theatre (moved to The Biltmore Theatre from 1 Jan 1945- close): 25 Oct 1944- 10 Mar 1945 (158 performances). Cast: Ralph W. Chambers (as "Senator Phil Ford"), Dort Clark (as "Pfc. Danny Baker"), Edwin Cooper (as "1st Legionnaire"), Eugenia Delarova (as "Josephina"), Ann Dere (as "Mrs. Garrett"), Cliff Dunstan (as "Detective"), Elspeth Eric (as "Madge Stevens"), Stefan Gierasch (as "3rd Legionnaire"), Russell Hardie (as "Ben Stevens"), Pat Kirkland (as "Laura Jessup"), Bethel Leslie (as "Kate Hereford"), Enid Markey (as "Aunt Emily"), Eve McVeagh (as "Martha"), William Redfield [credited as Billy Redfield] (as "Ronald Stevens"), Ernest Rowan (as "2nd Legionnaire"), Winfield Smith (as "Col. West"), John Souther (as "Mr. Taylor"). Produced by George Abbott. Note: Filmed as Snafu (1945).
- (1950) Stage Play: The Live Wire. Comedy. Written and directed by Garson Kanin. Playhouse Theatre: 17 Aug 1950- 9 Sep 1950 (28 performances). Cast: Sheila Bond (as "Ursula Poe"), Heywood Hale Broun (as "Harry Holland"), Peggy Cass (as "Liz Fargo"), Douglas Chandler, John Drew Colt (as "Rip Hulett"), Elspeth Eric (as "Dorothy Parrish"), Jack Gilford (as "Sol Margolis"), Pat Harrington Jr. (as "Michael Shannon"), Scott McKay, Elliott Reid, Chester Stratton, Joseph G. Sullivan, Peter Turgeon, Murvyn Vye, Ned Wertimer, Rex Williams. Produced by Michael Todd.
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