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Robert Cedric Sherriff, FSA, FRSL (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End, which was based on his experiences as an army officer in the First World War.
Jun 2, 2024 · R.C. Sherriff (born June 6, 1896, Hampton Wick, Surrey, England—died November 13, 1975, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter, remembered for his Journey’s End (1928), a World War I play that won wide critical acclaim.
Journey's End is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War.
From insurance surveyor in Surrey to screenwriter in Hollywood, RC Sherriff led a fascinating and varied life. This timeline gives you a summary of some of RC Sherriff's key life events.
Jun 19, 2014 · R. C. Sherriff’s 1928 play “Journey’s End,” based on his memories of life in the trenches, anticipates the absurdism and existentialism of Beckett.
Nov 30, 2020 · He was a man of conservative views, when he was sent to Glasgow as part of a military force following riots by strikers and the unemployed on 31 January 1919, he favoured violent and even deadly suppression of the discontent. New productions of “Journey’s End’’ continue to this day.
Robert Cedric Sherriff was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End which was based on his experiences as a Captain in World War I. He wrote several plays, novels, and screenplays, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) and two British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Robert Cedric ...
