Estelle Winwood (January 24, 1883 – June 20, 1984) was a English stage and film actress who in moved to America mid-career and became celebrated for her longevity. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Born Estelle Goodwin in Lee, Kent, she decided at the age of five that she wanted to be an actress. With her mother's support, but her father's disapproval, she trained with Liverpool Repertory Company, before moving on to a career in London's West End. Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... West End, see West End (disambiguation). ...

She moved to the United States in 1916 and made her Broadway debut, and until the beginning of the 1930s she divided her time between New York and London. Throughout her career, her first love was the theatre and as the years passed she appeared less frequently in London, but became a prolific performer on Broadway. Her many successes include A Successful Calamity (1917), A Little Journey (1918), Spring Cleaning (1923), The Distaff Side (1934), The Importance of Being Earnest (which she also directed, 1939), When We Are Married (1939), Ladies in Retirement (1940), The Pirate (1942), Ten Little Indians (1944), Lady Windermere's Fan (1947) and The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948). 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term ecosystem War, peace and politics Socialists proclaim The death of Capitalism Rise to... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy play by Oscar Wilde. ... The 1945 film version, showing (left to right) Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez and Walter Huston Ten Little Niggers (also known as Ten Little Indians and And Then There Were None) is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in England in 1939. ... Lady Windermeres Fan is a play by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1892. ...

Like many stage actors of her era, she expressed a distaste for films and resisted the offers she received during the 1920s. She made her film debut in 1931 in Night Angel but her scenes were cut before the film's release. Her official film debut came in 1933 in The House of Trent and Quality Street (1937) was her first role of note. She made no cinematic films during the 1940s but, perhaps uncharacteristically in view of her distaste for films, expressed a willingness to participate in the new medium of television, and starred in a television production of Blithe Spirit in 1946. During the 1950s she appeared more frequently in television that she did in film in such series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Donna Reed Show. Her few films of the period include The Glass Slipper (1955) and The Swan (1956). Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties. Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy Gun. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the V1 flying bomb and the first ballistic missile, the... Blithe Spirit (1941) is a comic play written by Noel Coward. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Robert Montgomery Presents was a dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. ... Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... The Donna Reed Show was a situation comedy which aired on ABC from 1958 to 1966. ... The Swan is a 1956 remake, directed by Charles Vidor, of a 1925 movie about the daughter of a minor branch of a European royal house who is being considered as a wife for her cousin, the heir to the throne. ...

Her other film credits include Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), The Misfits (1961), The Notorious Landlady (1962), Dead Ringer (1964), Camelot (1967) and The Producers (1968). Her other work for television included guest roles in The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare, Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Name of the Game, Bewitched, Batman, Love, American Style, Cannon and Police Story. Darby OGill and the Little People is a Disney film released in 1959 set in rural Ireland at the beginning of the 19th century. ... For the movie, see The Misfits (movie). ... The Producers is a 1968 feature length comedy film set in New York City in which two con-men attempt to cheat theatre angels (investors) out of their investment money. ... The Twilight Zone original opening. ... Dr. James Kildare was the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, and a 1960s television series of the same name. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner and who was portrayed by Raymond Burr in a television series which ran on CBS from 1957 to 1966. ... Rare childrens storybook based upon Left to right: David McCallum, Robert Vaughn, and Leo G. Carroll. ... Montgomery as Samantha and Sargent as Darrin Bewitched was an American sitcom starring actress Elizabeth Montgomery. ... Batman, more properly known as The Batman and occasionally as The Bat-Man, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. ... Love, American Style is an hour-long television anthology which originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is a modern day rifled machine gun with a calibre of 20 mm or more (see autocannon). ... This article is about the American TV series Police Story, for the Jackie Chan film see Police Story (movie) Police Story was an anthology television drama on the NBC broadcast network from the years 1973 through 1977. ...

Winwood's final film appearance was at the age of 93 in Murder by Death (1976), in which she joined other veteran actors in a movie that spoofed some of the popular detective characters of film and television. When she made her final television appearance in a 1979 episode of the series Quincy, she officially became, at age 96, the oldest actor working in the United States. She ultimatelely achieved an 80-year career on the stage from her debut at the age of 16 until her final appearance at age 96. At the time of her death at the age of 101, she was the oldest member in the history of the Screen Actors Guild. Murder by Death is a movie directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon that was released in 1976. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Quincy is the name of several places in the United States of America: Quincy, California Quincy, Florida Quincy, Illinois Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy, Michigan Quincy, Ohio Quincy, Washington Quincy, Wisconsin Quincy Township, Michigan Quincy, is also a commune in the Cher département, in France. ... The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the labor union representing film actors in the United States. ...

On her 100th birthday, she was asked how she felt to have lived so long. Her response was, "How rude of you to remind me!"

She died in her sleep in Woodland Hills, California. Woodland Hills is a community within the City of Los Angeles. ...

External links

• Estelle Winwood (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=16528) at the Internet Broadway Database
• Estelle Winwood (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936115/) at the Internet Movie Database