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Richard Sherman(1905-1962)

  • Writer
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Richard Sherman was born in 1905. He was a writer, known for For Me and My Gal (1942), The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). He died on 8 January 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.
Born1905
DiedJanuary 8, 1962
Born1905
DiedJanuary 8, 1962
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Known for

Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
For Me and My Gal
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1942
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1939
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1938
David Niven, George Sanders, Richard Greene, William Henry, C. Aubrey Smith, and Loretta Young in Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
Four Men and a Prayer
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Writer

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Starlight Theatre (1950)
    Starlight Theatre
    6.6
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 1951
  • Johnny in the Clouds (1945)
    Johnny in the Clouds
    7.3
    • scenario (as Capt. Richard Sherman)
    • 1945
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
    For Me and My Gal
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, and Kay Francis in In Name Only (1939)
    In Name Only
    7.0
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
    6.9
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Nan Grey and Anne Shirley in Girls' School (1938)
    Girls' School
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Baxter, and Arleen Whelan in Kidnapped (1938)
    Kidnapped
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
    Alexander's Ragtime Band
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • 1938
  • David Niven, George Sanders, Richard Greene, William Henry, C. Aubrey Smith, and Loretta Young in Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
    Four Men and a Prayer
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Shirley Temple, Robert Young, and Alice Faye in Stowaway (1936)
    Stowaway
    7.1
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy and Warner Baxter in To Mary - with Love (1936)
    To Mary - with Love
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Capt. Richard Sherman
  • Born
    • 1905
  • Died
    • January 8, 1962
    • New York City, New York, USA(choking)

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