Edith Carter

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Edith Carter (died 14 June 1934{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19340621/032/0006|title=Obituary – Miss Edith Carter|date=21 June 1934|work=The Stage|access-date=21 February 2019|issue=2777|page=6|url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}) was an English stage actress and playwright, who was active in the 1920s-30s.

She was the sister of the novelist John L. Carter, the aunt of the mystery and detective novel author Emery Bonett and the sister-in-law of author and playwright Winifred Carter.

Plays

• Treasures in Heaven 1912
• Lass o' Laughter (cowritten with Nan Marriott-Watson) 1922 – Queen's Theatre
• Educating a Husband 1923 – Southend Rep Theatre
• Certified Imam 1924 – Theatre Royal, Castleford
• Uncle Hiram Here (cowritten with Florence Bates) 1925 – "Q" Theatre
• The Lovely Liar 1927
• The Two Mrs. Camerons. A Play in Three Acts (cowritten with Winifred Carter) – Q Theatre, London and Townley Street Sunday School by the CS Players, January 1945; published 1936/1937 (US)
• Wanted-a Wife. A Play in Three Acts (cowritten with Winifred Carter) – Q Theatre, London; published 1936/1937 (US) (possibly originally published 1922 or 1926)
• From Duckling to Swan: Woman Can Be Beautiful 1948