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John Galsworthy(1867-1933)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy was born on 14 August 1867 in Kingston Hill, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for That Forsyte Woman (1949), 21 Days Together (1940) and A Summer Story (1988). He was married to Ada Nemesis Pearson Cooper. He died on 31 January 1933 in Grove Lodge, Hampshire, England, UK.
BornAugust 14, 1867
DiedJanuary 31, 1933(65)
BornAugust 14, 1867
DiedJanuary 31, 1933(65)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Errol Flynn, Robert Young, Greer Garson, and Walter Pidgeon in That Forsyte Woman (1949)
That Forsyte Woman
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1949
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in 21 Days Together (1940)
21 Days Together
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1940
Imogen Stubbs and James Wilby in A Summer Story (1988)
A Summer Story
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1988
The Skin Game (1931)
The Skin Game
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1931

Credits

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Writer

  • The Forsytes (2025)
    The Forsytes
    6.4
    TV Series
    • inspired by the novels by
    • 2025
  • Three Dramas (2020)
    Three Dramas
    2.9
    • based on a story by
    • 2020
  • The Forsyte Saga (2002)
    The Forsyte Saga
    8.1
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 2002–2003
  • Klára Issová in Nenávist (1999)
    Nenávist
    TV Movie
    • short story
    • 1999
  • Zdena Studenková in Puto najsilnejsie (1990)
    Puto najsilnejsie
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Imogen Stubbs and James Wilby in A Summer Story (1988)
    A Summer Story
    7.2
    • story "The Apple Tree"
    • 1988
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1988
  • The English Waltz (1982)
    The English Waltz
    6.6
    • play "Joy"
    • 1982
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • play
    • 1974–1976
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • play: Joy
    • 1972
  • Teatro de siempre (1966)
    Teatro de siempre
    6.2
    TV Series
    • author
    • 1971
  • The Forsyte Saga (1967)
    The Forsyte Saga
    8.4
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1967
  • Conflict
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1966
  • Die Ersten und die Letzten
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1966
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1960–1965

Actor

  • Corinne Griffith in Island Wives (1922)
    Island Wives
    • Lester
    • 1922
  • Wesley Barry and Arline Blackburn in School Days (1921)
    School Days
    6.6
    • Mr. Hadley - a New Friend
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Sinjohn
  • Born
    • August 14, 1867
    • Kingston Hill, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 31, 1933
    • Grove Lodge, Hampshire, England, UK(brain tumor)
  • Spouse
    • Ada Nemesis Pearson CooperSeptember 23, 1905 - January 31, 1933 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote (earliest Broadway credit) "The Silver Box", performed on Broadway. Empire Theatre: 18 Mar 1907-Apr 1907 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Fanny L. Burt, Louis Eagan, William Evans, Eugene Jepson, James Kearney, Bruce McRae, Helen Mooney, Mary Nash, M.B. Pollock, Soldine Powel [credited as Soldene Powell], Harry Redding, Forrest Robinson, Anita Rothe, Hattie Russell, William T. Sampson, Dorothy Scherer. Produced by Charles Frohman.
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Print Biographies
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.
  • Quotes
    [on Felix Salten's novel "Bambi"] I do not, as a rule, like the method which places human words in the mouths of dumb creatures, and it is the triumph of this book that, behind the conversation, one feels the real sensation of the creatures who speak.

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