R. C. Sherriff

R. C. Sherriff

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birthname = Robert Cedric Sherriff
birthdate = 6 June 1896
birthplace = Hampton Wick, Middlesex [UK Public Records Office, BDM Certificates]
deathdate = 13 November 1975
deathplace = Kingston upon Thames [UK Public Records Office, BDM Certificates]
occupation = playwright and scriptwriter
nationality = British
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period = 1929 - 1968
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notableworks = Journey's End
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Robert Cedric Sherriff (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) was an English playwright and scriptwriter, best known for his play "Journey's End".

Early life

Sherriff was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex [UK Public Records Office, BDM Certificates] . He was the only child of Herbert Hankin Sherriff, insurance clerk, and his wife, Constance, daughter of Charles Winder, of Iver, Buckinghamshire [UK Public Records Office, BDM Certificates] . Educated at Kingston Grammar School in Kingston upon Thames, he worked in an insurance office as a clerk (from 1914) and as an insurance adjuster (1918 to 1928) at Sun Insurance Company, London. Sherriff served (1915 to 1918) as a captain in the 9th East Surrey Regiment in World War I, serving at Vimy and Loos. He was severely wounded at Passchendaele near Ypres in 1917. [Sherriff, No Leading Lady, p 33] He was decorated with an MC during the war. [UK Public Records Office]

Early plays

He first wrote a play to help Kingston Rowing Club raise money to buy a new boat. His seventh play, "Journey's End", was written in 1928 and published in 1929 and was based on his experiences in the war. It was performed twice, first on 9 December 1928, by the Incorporated Stage Society at the Apollo Theatre, directed by James Whale and with the 21 year old Laurence Olivier in the lead role. In the audience was Maurice Browne who produced it at the Savoy Theatre where it was performed for two years from 1929.

Sherriff studied at New College, Oxford from 1931 to 1934. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Society of Antiquaries.

Award nominations

Sherriff was nominated along with Eric Maschwitz and Claudine West for an Academy award for writing an adapted screenplay for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" which was released in 1939. His 1955 screenplays, "The Dam Busters" and "The Night My Number Came Up" were nominated for best British screenplay BAFTA awards.

Bibliography

Sherriff's "No Leading Lady: An Autobiography" was first published in 1968.

References and sources


* Sherriff, Robert Cedric, "No leading lady: an autobiography", Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1968. ISBN 575001550
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External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/pip/ayrei/ The Man from Esher and his Theatre of War]


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