Philip Merivale was an English film and stage actor and screenwriter.
Merivale was born in Rehutia, Manickpur, India, to railway engineer Walter Merivale (1855–1902) and Emma Magdalene Merivale ("Maggie"; née Pittman; 1854–1940); his father's profession meant the family lived in India, Costa Rica, and Barbados (where he was Manager of the Barbados Railway) before settling at Chiswick. Philip's sister, Dorothea, was married to the civil servant Sir Henry Bunbury, Accountant-General of the Post Office.
Merivale was a respected stage actor who entered the cinema during the silent era. Merivale appeared in twenty films and also scripted one. He died from a heart ailment aged 59.
He was twice married to:
the actress Viva Birkett (23 July 1912 – 27 June 1934); (four children: two daughters and two sons, including the actor John Merivale)
the actress Gladys Cooper (30 April 1937 – 12 March 1946).
| Date of Birth | 2nd November 1886 |
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| Date of Death | 12th March 1946 |
| Age at Death | 59 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | Los Angeles |
| Birth Place | Los Angeles |
| Death Place | Los Angeles |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Spouses | Viva Birkett Gladys Cooper |
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| Children | John Merivale |
| Occupation | screenwriter, playwright, stage actor, film actor |
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