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R. C. Sherriff

January 20, 2023

Robert Cedric Sherriff, FSA, FRSL (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975)[1] was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End,[2] which was based on his experiences as an army officer in the First World War.[3] He wrote several plays, many novels, and multiple screenplays, and was nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA awards.[4]

R. C. Sherriff
BornRobert Cedric Sherriff
(1896-06-06)6 June 1896
Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England
Died13 November 1975(1975-11-13) (aged 79)
Kingston upon Thames, England
OccupationPlaywright and screenwriter
NationalityBritish
Period1920s to 1960s

Early life

Sherriff was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex, to insurance clerk Herbert Hankin Sherriff and Constance Winder.[5] He was educated at Kingston Grammar School in Kingston upon Thames from 1905 to 1913.[n 1] After he left school, Sherriff began working at an insurance office as a clerk in 1914.

Military service

Sherriff served as an officer in the 9th battalion of the East Surrey Regiment in the First World War, taking part in the fighting at Vimy Ridge and Loos.[7] He was severely wounded at Passchendaele near Ypres in 1917.[8]

Post war period

After recovering from his wounds, Sherriff worked as an insurance adjuster from 1918 to 1928 at Sun Insurance Company, London.[9]

Sherriff studied history at New College, Oxford, from 1931 to 1934.[10][11] He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Society of Antiquaries of London.[12]

Career

Playwright

Sherriff wrote his first play to help Kingston Rowing Club raise money to buy a new boat.[13] His seventh play, Journey's End, was written in 1928 and published in 1929 and was based on his experiences in the war.[3] It was given a single Sunday performance, 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.[14] In the audience was Maurice Browne who produced it at the Savoy Theatre where it was performed for two years from 1929.[15]

Novelist

Sherriff also wrote prose. A novelised version of Journey's End, co-written with Vernon Bartlett, was published in 1930.[16] His 1939 novel, The Hopkins Manuscript is an H. G. Wells-influenced post-apocalyptic story about an earth devastated because of a collision with the Moon.[17] Its sober language and realistic depiction of an average man coming to terms with a ruined England is said[citation needed] to have been an influence on later science fiction authors such as John Wyndham and Brian Aldiss. The Fortnight in September, an earlier novel, published in 1931, is a rather more plausible story about a Bognor holiday enjoyed by a lower-middle-class family from Dulwich.[18] It was nominated by Kazuo Ishiguro as a book to 'inspire, uplift and offer escape' in a list compiled by The Guardian during the COVID-19 pandemic, describing it as "just about the most uplifting, life-affirming novel I can think of right now".[19]

His 1936 novel Green Gates is a realistic novel about a middle-aged couple, Tom and Edith Baldwin, moving from an established London suburb into the then-new suburbs of Metro-land.[20]

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.[21] His 1955 screenplays, The Dam Busters and The Night My Number Came Up were nominated for best British screenplay BAFTA awards.[22]

Work

Plays

Film scripts

Books

  • Journey's End: A Novel (with Vernon Bartlett). London: Gollancz. 1930. OCLC 4072239.
  • The Fortnight in September. 1931. OCLC 246884057. (Reprinted in 2006 by Persephone Books)
  • Greengates. Victor Gollancz. 1936. OCLC 2228475. (Reprinted in 2015 by Persephone Books)
  • The Hopkins Manuscript. Victor Gollancz. 1939. OCLC 2212270. (Revised and reissued as a Pan Paperback in 1958 under the title The Cataclysm; Reprinted in 2005 by Persephone Books under its original title.)
  • Chedworth: A Novel. 1944. OCLC 761913.
  • Another Year: A Novel. 1948. OCLC 1455916.
  • King John's Treasure. 1954. OCLC 31122994.
  • The Wells of St. Mary's. 1962. OCLC 7185868.
  • Sherriff, Robert Cedric (1973). The Siege of Swayne Castle. ISBN 0-575-01722-8.
  • No Leading Lady: An Autobiography. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1968. ISBN 0-575-00155-0.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Sherriff maintained close links with the school for the rest of his life. He sent a copy of Journey's End to the headmaster after the play was first performed in 1928, and was a generous benefactor to the school until his death, paying particularly close attention to the school rowing club, whose supporters' club now bears his name. He financed a number of boats named after his plays (Journey's End, White Carnation, Home at Seven, Long Sunset and Badger's Green). He also purchased a piece of land at the end of Aragon Avenue in Thames Ditton for the purpose of building a school boathouse,[6] which was completed in 1980.

References

  1. ^ "R. C. Sherriff". Internet Broadway Database.
  2. ^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
  3. ^ a b R.C. Sherriff at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  4. ^ "R. C. Sherriff (1896-1975), Dramatist and Novelist: Correspondence and Papers". Jisc Archives Hub.
  5. ^ UK Public Records Office, BDM Certificates[page needed]
  6. ^ . KGS Sherriff Club. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ Clinton, Jane (17 July 2011). "Sadness that forever lies at Journey's End". Daily Express.
  8. ^ Sherriff, R. C. (1968). No Leading Lady: An Autobiography. London: Gollancz. pp. 14, 22. ISBN 0-575-00155-0.
  9. ^ "R. C. Sherriff". Twickenham Museum.
  10. ^ Trewin, J. C. "Sherriff, Robert Cedric". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31678. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "RC Sherriff (1896 - 1975)". Exploring Surrey's Past.
  12. ^ "R. C. Sherriff". Hampton Wick Remembers.
  13. ^ "The road to Journey's End...A Hitch in the Proceedings and other early plays by R C Sherriff". Exploring Surrey's Past. 21 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Journey's End - Apollo Theatre 1928 Production". Theatricalia.
  15. ^ "Journey's End - Savoy Theatre 1928/9 Production". Theatricalia.
  16. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1930. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1931. p. 1.
  17. ^ FitzHerbert, Claudia (5 September 2009). "Endpaper". Daily Telegraph.
  18. ^ "The Fortnight in September". Persephone Books.
  19. ^ "Novelists pick books to inspire, uplift, and offer escape". The Guardian. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Greengates by R C Sherriff". Book Snob. 3 December 2016.
  21. ^ "R.C. Sherriff - Movie and Film Awards". AllMovie.
  22. ^ Glancy, H. M. (2008). "Writers and Production Artists: R. C. Sherriff". film reference.

Further reading

  • Wales, Roland (2016). From Journey's End to the Dam Busters: The life of R.C. Sherriff, Playwright of the Trenches. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1473860698.

External links

 
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  • R. C. Sherriff at IMDb
  • The Man from Esher and his Theatre of War
  • "R.C. Sherriff: Soldier, Writer and Oarsman – Part I". Hear the Boat Sing. 30 November 2020.
  • "R.C. Sherriff: Soldier, Writer and Oarsman – Part II". Hear the Boat Sing. December 2020.

January 20, 2023
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Robert Cedric Sherriff FSA FRSL 6 June 1896 13 November 1975 1 was an English writer best known for his play Journey s End 2 which was based on his experiences as an army officer in the First World War 3 He wrote several plays many novels and multiple screenplays and was nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA awards 4 R C SherriffBornRobert Cedric Sherriff 1896 06 06 6 June 1896Hampton Wick Middlesex EnglandDied13 November 1975 1975 11 13 aged 79 Kingston upon Thames EnglandOccupationPlaywright and screenwriterNationalityBritishPeriod1920s to 1960s Contents 1 Early life 2 Military service 3 Post war period 4 Career 4 1 Playwright 4 2 Novelist 5 Award nominations 6 Work 6 1 Plays 6 2 Film scripts 6 3 Books 7 Notes and references 7 1 Notes 7 2 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksEarly life EditSherriff was born in Hampton Wick Middlesex to insurance clerk Herbert Hankin Sherriff and Constance Winder 5 He was educated at Kingston Grammar School in Kingston upon Thames from 1905 to 1913 n 1 After he left school Sherriff began working at an insurance office as a clerk in 1914 Military service EditSherriff served as an officer in the 9th battalion of the East Surrey Regiment in the First World War taking part in the fighting at Vimy Ridge and Loos 7 He was severely wounded at Passchendaele near Ypres in 1917 8 Post war period EditAfter recovering from his wounds Sherriff worked as an insurance adjuster from 1918 to 1928 at Sun Insurance Company London 9 Sherriff studied history at New College Oxford from 1931 to 1934 10 11 He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Society of Antiquaries of London 12 Career EditPlaywright Edit Sherriff wrote his first play to help Kingston Rowing Club raise money to buy a new boat 13 His seventh play Journey s End was written in 1928 and published in 1929 and was based on his experiences in the war 3 It was given a single Sunday performance 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 14 In the audience was Maurice Browne who produced it at the Savoy Theatre where it was performed for two years from 1929 15 Novelist Edit Sherriff also wrote prose A novelised version of Journey s End co written with Vernon Bartlett was published in 1930 16 His 1939 novel The Hopkins Manuscript is an H G Wells influenced post apocalyptic story about an earth devastated because of a collision with the Moon 17 Its sober language and realistic depiction of an average man coming to terms with a ruined England is said citation needed to have been an influence on later science fiction authors such as John Wyndham and Brian Aldiss The Fortnight in September an earlier novel published in 1931 is a rather more plausible story about a Bognor holiday enjoyed by a lower middle class family from Dulwich 18 It was nominated by Kazuo Ishiguro as a book to inspire uplift and offer escape in a list compiled by The Guardian during the COVID 19 pandemic describing it as just about the most uplifting life affirming novel I can think of right now 19 His 1936 novel Green Gates is a realistic novel about a middle aged couple Tom and Edith Baldwin moving from an established London suburb into the then new suburbs of Metro land 20 Award nominations EditSherriff 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 21 His 1955 screenplays The Dam Busters and The Night My Number Came Up were nominated for best British screenplay BAFTA awards 22 Work EditPlays Edit 1921 A Hitch in the Proceedings 1922 The Woods of Meadowside 1923 Profit and Loss 1924 Cornlow in the Downs 1925 The Feudal System 1926 Mr Bridie s Finger 1928 Journey s End the 2007 Broadway revival won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play 1930 Badger s Green 1933 Windfall 1934 Two Hearts Doubled 1936 St Helena 1948 Miss Mabel 1950 Home at Seven 1953 The White Carnation 1955 The Long Sunset 1957 The Telescope 1960 A Shred of Evidence or The Strip of Steel Film scripts Edit 1919 The Toilers 1933 The Invisible Man 1934 One More River 1937 The Road Back 1939 Goodbye Mr Chips which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay along with his co writers Claudine West Eric Maschwitz 1939 The Four Feathers 1941 That Hamilton Woman 1942 This Above All 1945 Odd Man Out 1948 Quartet 1950 Trio film 1950 No Highway 1955 The Dam Busters which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay 1955 The Night My Number Came Up which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay NB both films were nominated for the 1955 BAFTA awards 1955 Cards with Uncle Tom TV 1963 The Ogburn Story TV Books Edit Journey s End A Novel with Vernon Bartlett London Gollancz 1930 OCLC 4072239 The Fortnight in September 1931 OCLC 246884057 Reprinted in 2006 by Persephone Books Greengates Victor Gollancz 1936 OCLC 2228475 Reprinted in 2015 by Persephone Books The Hopkins Manuscript Victor Gollancz 1939 OCLC 2212270 Revised and reissued as a Pan Paperback in 1958 under the title The Cataclysm Reprinted in 2005 by Persephone Books under its original title Chedworth A Novel 1944 OCLC 761913 Another Year A Novel 1948 OCLC 1455916 King John s Treasure 1954 OCLC 31122994 The Wells of St Mary s 1962 OCLC 7185868 Sherriff Robert Cedric 1973 The Siege of Swayne Castle ISBN 0 575 01722 8 No Leading Lady An Autobiography London Victor Gollancz Ltd 1968 ISBN 0 575 00155 0 Notes and references EditNotes Edit Sherriff maintained close links with the school for the rest of his life He sent a copy of Journey s End to the headmaster after the play was first performed in 1928 and was a generous benefactor to the school until his death paying particularly close attention to the school rowing club whose supporters club now bears his name He financed a number of boats named after his plays Journey s End White Carnation Home at Seven Long Sunset and Badger s Green He also purchased a piece of land at the end of Aragon Avenue in Thames Ditton for the purpose of building a school boathouse 6 which was completed in 1980 References Edit R C Sherriff Internet Broadway Database Stevens Christopher 2010 Born Brilliant The Life of Kenneth Williams John Murray p 264 ISBN 978 1 84854 195 5 a b R C Sherriff at the Encyclopaedia Britannica R C Sherriff 1896 1975 Dramatist and Novelist Correspondence and Papers Jisc Archives Hub UK Public Records Office BDM Certificates page needed Boathouse history KGS Sherriff Club Archived from the original on 27 February 2018 Clinton Jane 17 July 2011 Sadness that forever lies at Journey s End Daily Express Sherriff R C 1968 No Leading Lady An Autobiography London Gollancz pp 14 22 ISBN 0 575 00155 0 R C Sherriff Twickenham Museum Trewin J C Sherriff Robert Cedric Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 31678 Subscription or UK public library membership required RC Sherriff 1896 1975 Exploring Surrey s Past R C Sherriff Hampton Wick Remembers The road to Journey s End A Hitch in the Proceedings and other early plays by R C Sherriff Exploring Surrey s Past 21 November 2014 Journey s End Apollo Theatre 1928 Production Theatricalia Journey s End Savoy Theatre 1928 9 Production Theatricalia Catalog of Copyright Entries New Series 1930 Copyright Office Library of Congress 1931 p 1 FitzHerbert Claudia 5 September 2009 Endpaper Daily Telegraph The Fortnight in September Persephone Books Novelists pick books to inspire uplift and offer escape The Guardian 5 May 2020 Retrieved 4 October 2020 Greengates by R C Sherriff Book Snob 3 December 2016 R C Sherriff Movie and Film Awards AllMovie Glancy H M 2008 Writers and Production Artists R C Sherriff film reference Further reading EditWales Roland 2016 From Journey s End to the Dam Busters The life of R C Sherriff Playwright of the Trenches Barnsley Pen amp Sword ISBN 978 1473860698 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to R C Sherriff R C Sherriff and More Sherriff s literary agents R C Sherriff at the Internet Broadway Database R C Sherriff at IMDb The Man from Esher and his Theatre of War R C Sherriff Soldier Writer and Oarsman Part I Hear the Boat Sing 30 November 2020 R C Sherriff Soldier Writer and Oarsman Part II Hear the Boat Sing December 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R C Sherriff amp oldid 1118941176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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