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R.C. Sherriff(1896-1975)

  • Writer
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R.C. Sherriff was born on 6 June 1896 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and The Night My Number Came Up (1955). He died on 13 November 1975 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK.
BornJune 6, 1896
DiedNovember 13, 1975(79)
BornJune 6, 1896
DiedNovember 13, 1975(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 nominations total

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Known for

Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1933
Greer Garson and Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1939
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
The Night My Number Came Up
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1955
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Dam Busters
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer

  • Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield, and Sam Claflin in Journey's End (2017)
    Journey's End
    6.7
    • novel
    • play
    • 2017
  • Journey's End (1988)
    Journey's End
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1988
  • Journey's End
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1980
  • John Gielgud, Malcolm McDowell, Ray Milland, Christopher Plummer, Trevor Howard, Peter Firth, Richard Johnson, and Simon Ward in Aces High (1976)
    Aces High
    6.6
    • play "Journey's End"
    • 1976
  • Sospecha
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • The Long Sunset
    TV Movie
    • original play
    • 1963
  • The White Carnation (1963)
    The White Carnation
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1963
  • Miss Mabel (1962)
    Miss Mabel
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1962
  • Verräterische Spuren
    TV Movie
    • play "A Shred of Evidence"
    • 1962
  • Bridge mit Onkel Tom
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • novel (as Robert Cedric Sherriff)
    • 1961
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1956–1961
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • play
    • 1960–1961
  • Cards with Uncle Tom
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Hemma klockan sju
    TV Movie
    • play "Home at Seven"
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R.C.Sherriff
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 6, 1896
    • Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 13, 1975
    • Esher, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Autobiography, 1969, 'No Leading Lady'.

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