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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.
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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.
- Robert Cedric Sherriff
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Learn about the life and work of RC Sherriff, a Surrey-born playwright and screenwriter who wrote Journey's End, Goodbye, Mr Chips and The Dam Busters. Explore his timeline, his Hollywood years, his autobiography and his legacy.
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.
Complete order of R.C. Sherriff books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Home at Seven is a 1950 British mystery play by R. C. Sherriff. The original production, starring Ralph Richardson, opened at the Theatre Royal, Brighton in February 1950. It transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End on 7 March 1950, for a run of 342 performances. [1]
