Sherriff mss. : letters, 1929-1957.

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Sherriff mss. : letters, 1929-1957.

Consists of letters from Robert Cedric Sherriff to the League of Dramatists division of the Society of Authors and to writer Vernon Bartlett, 1894-1983.

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Sherriff, R.C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975

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British playwright R. C. Sherriff (1896-1975) was also a novelist and scriptwriter for films, television, and radio. Written in 1928, R.C. Sherriff's best known play, The Journey's End, chronicled the fighting of English troops on the Western Front prior to a major German offensive in 1918, and was considered one of the most influential war dramas of its time. In 1933, Sherriff co-wrote, a screenplay with Philip Wylie, for H.G. We...

Bartlett, Vernon, 1894-1983

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Charles Vernon Oldfield Bartlett was born on April 30 1894 at Westbury, Wiltshire and educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton. After being invalided out of the army during the First World War, he began his career as a journalist, joining the Daily Mail as a general reporter. In 1917 he joined the staff of Reuters, which later sent him to cover the Paris peace conference. Subsequently he became a foreign correspondent for The Times, and it was his experiences in reporting from post-w...

Incorporated Society of Authors, Playwrights, and Composers (Great Britain)

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