Catherine Salkeld

Salkeld was born in Edinburgh, the daughter of Carleton Salkeld and Octavia Johnstone-Douglas Salkeld. Her father had a career in the British Army; her mother was an early supporter of the Girl Guides movement. She had a younger sister, Isobel.{{Cite news |date=1993-11-19 |title=Diary provides insight into turn-of-the-century travel |pages=16 |work=Dumfries and Galloway Standard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dumfries-and-galloway-standard-diary-pro/131739101/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite web |title=Carleton Salkeld |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp150632/carleton-salkeld |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=National Portrait Gallery |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=1929-12-09 |title=Cumberland and Carlisle Girl Guides |pages=12 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-cumberland-and-carlisle-gir/131739740/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Her grandfather was soldier and politician Arthur Johnstone-Douglas.{{Cite news |date=1908-08-19 |title=Pretty Double Wedding; the Misses Johnstone-Douglas to be Married in London Today |pages=13 |work=Daily Mirror |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror-pretty-double-wedding-the/131740289/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Her uncle was artist Sholto Johnstone Douglas, and her first cousins included John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk and Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross. She trained as an actress at a school run by her uncle Walter, the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in South Kensington.{{Cite news |date=24 May 1937 |title=Perth Actress Honoured; Parting Gifts to Miss Catherine Salkeld |pages=7 |work=Dundee Courier |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19370524/139/0007 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}}{{Cite news |date=1 August 1957 |title=Johnstone-Douglas Retires |pages=28 |work=The Stage |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19570801/193/0028 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}}

Salkeld acted on stage, on radio,{{Cite news |date=1954-10-18 |title=Listening Post |pages=4 |work=Liverpool Daily Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-daily-post-listening-post/131732086/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |last=Gander |first=L. Marsland |date=1950-05-01 |title=Radio Topics: Justice is Deaf |pages=6 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-radio-topics-justic/131732163/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} and on television. Her stage work, much of it with the Perth Repertory Company{{Cite news |date=1935-11-27 |title=Perth Theatre; Comedy That Will Amuse and Delight |pages=3 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131729001/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1937-03-03 |title=Perth Theatre; Players Excel in 'On Approval' |pages=18 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131729076/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1937-05-26 |title=Parting Gifts to Miss Salkeld |pages=4 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-parting/131729502/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} included roles in Grounds for Divorce (1934),{{Cite news |date=12 October 1934 |title=Catherine Salkeld |pages=12 |work=Leeds Mercury |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19341012/285/0012 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}} Beyond (1934),{{Cite news |date=1934-04-06 |title=A Play New to Bristol: Sir John Martin Harvey Presents 'Beyond' |pages=3 |work=Western Daily Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press-a-play-new-to-bristo/131708621/ |via=Newspapers.com|access-date=2023-09-13}} The Rose Without a Thorn (1935),{{Cite news |date=1935-09-25 |title=Perth Theatre's New Era Opens; War Welcome for Repertory Company |pages=13 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131730891/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Lovers' Leap (1935),{{Cite news |date=1935-12-18 |title=Perth Theatre; 'Lovers' Leap'--A Comedy that Sparkles |pages=11 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131737832/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Quality Street (1935),{{Cite news |date=1935-10-23 |title=Perth Theatre; 'Quality Street' -- A Refreshing Play |pages=13 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131729391/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Michael and Mary (1935),{{Cite news |date=5 November 1935 |title=A. A. Milne Play at Perth Theatre |pages=3 |work=Dundee Courier |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19351105/033/0003 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}} The Green Goddess (1936),{{Cite news |date=13 June 1936 |title='The Green Goddess' at Perth Theatre |pages=3 |work=Dundee Courier |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19360613/047/0003 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}} A Cuckoo in the Nest (1936),{{Cite news |date=1936-08-26 |title=Perth Theatre; 'A Cuckoo in the Nest' |pages=19 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131739972/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} And So to Bed (1936),{{Cite news |date=1936-02-26 |title=Perth Theatre; Refreshing Performance of 'And So to Bed' |pages=3 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131738666/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Mrs. Moonlight (1936),{{Cite news |date=1936-01-22 |title=Parth Theatre: Clever Performances in Fanciful Play |pages=20 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-parth-th/131708389/ |via=Newspapers.com|access-date=2023-09-13}} Berkeley Square (1936),{{Cite news |date=1936-08-29 |title=Perth Theatre; 'Berkeley Square' for Colour and Romanticism |pages=7 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131738384/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Polly with a Past (1936),{{Cite news |date=1936-01-29 |title=Perth Theatre; No Praise too Great for 'Polly with a Past' |pages=17 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131729758/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Advertising April (1936),{{Cite news |date=1936-07-08 |title=Perth Theatre; Herbert Farjeon's 'Advertising April' |pages=5 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131738115/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Yew Tree Farm (1937),{{Cite news |date=1937-04-28 |title=Perth Theatre: A Successful 'First Night' |pages=15 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131708445/|via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-09-13}} Tudor Wench (1937),{{Cite news |date=11 May 1937 |title=Loss to Perth Stage; Miss Catherine Salkald Leaving Theatre Company |pages=6 |work=Dundee Courier |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19370511/099/0006 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}} Nina (1938),{{Cite news |date=1938-07-23 |title=Return Visit |pages=13 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-return-v/131730308/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=2 August 1938 |title=Catherine Salkeld Stars in Double Part |pages=10 |work=Dundee Evening Telegraph |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19380802/162/0010 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}} The Prisoner of Zenda (1938),{{Cite news |date=1938-12-24 |title=Perth Theatre; Pantomime and Drama |pages=4 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131738236/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Private Lives (1938),{{Cite news |date=1938-12-17 |title=Perth Theatre |pages=29 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131708918/|via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-09-13}} Beware the Dog (1939),{{Cite news |date=1939-02-18 |title=Beware the Dog (advertisement) |pages=2 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-beware-t/131730628/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} The Morning After (1939),{{Cite news |date=1939-08-12 |title=New Play at Perth Theatre; Tony Parker--Author and Producer |pages=9 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-new-play/131731963/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Strange Reality (1939),{{Cite news |date=1939-08-16 |title=Perth Theatre; Tony Parker's New Play Scores a Hit |pages=3 |work=The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc-perth-th/131729278/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} Man with a Load of Mischief (1944),{{Cite news |date=1944-03-11 |title=The Man With a Load of Mischief (advertisement) |pages=2 |work=Evening Express |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-express-the-man-with-a-load-of-m/131708855/ |via=Newspapers.com|access-date=2023-09-13}} House of Regrets (1944),{{Cite news |date=1944-04-22 |title=House of Regrets (advertisement) |pages=2 |work=Evening Express |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-express-house-of-regrets-advert/131708731/|via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-09-13}} The Master Builder (1944),{{Cite news |date=1944-03-28 |title='The Master Builder' |pages=3 |work=Evening Express |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-express-the-master-builder/131738495/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} The Madwoman of Chaillot (1951), The Thistle and the Rose (1951), The King's Son (1953),{{Cite book |last=Wearing |first=J. P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5g2PBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Catherine+Salkeld%22+actress&pg=PA216 |title=The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel |date=2014-09-16 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-9308-5 |pages=76, 95, 216}} and The Magic Pipe (1953).{{Cite news |date=1953-01-23 |title=Soviet Fairy Tale |pages=7 |work=The Kensington News and West London Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kensington-news-and-west-london-time/131730059/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Newspapers.com}} "Success is won by Miss Salkeld in every performance," commented one reviewer in 1937, calling her "an artist out of the ordinary."

Salkeld joined the BBC Drama Repertory Company in 1953.{{Cite news |date=1 October 1953 |title=On the Air |pages=12 |work=The Stage |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19531001/070/0012 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library}} On screen, she was seen in television programmes including Pride and Prejudice (1938), Nocturne in Scotland (1951), Mother Michel and Her Cat (1955), The Infinite Shoeblack (1956), The Twopenny Diamond (1956), and Emergency Ward 10 (1957). In 1960, she directed a production of Dangerous Corner at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.{{Cite news |date=15 December 1960 |title=The Women Win |pages=17 |work=The Stage |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19601215/169/0017 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via The WIkipedia Library}}

Salkeld died in 1980, at the age of 70, in London.{{Cite news |last=Bailey |first=Bush |date=5 June 1980 |title=Obituaries |pages=11 |work=The Stage |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19800605/086/0011 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |via=The British Newspaper Archive, via the Wikipedia Library}}

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