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   Who was R C Sherriff?

   • Poster for a talk by Roland Wales, author of From Journey’s End to the Dam Busters: The life of R.C. Sherriff, Playwright of the Trenches. Click on the image to see a larger pdf copy of the poster. R C Sherriff was propelled to fame by the worldwide success of his First World War play, Journey’s End in 1929.

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   What did RC Sherriff do for a living?

   • Continued to write plays and short stories. His plays included the play Miss Mabel, which paved the way for further West End success in the 1950s. Worked as a script consultant for various movie studios, often uncredited. See RC Sherriff's Work for more.

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   What happened to RC Sherriff?

   • Wrote the screenplay for The Dam Busters movie. Sherriff’s style of writing fell out of favour and was replaced by the “New Movement” of radical working-class writers, and ‘kitchen sink’ dramas. RC Sherriff’s mother dies. He continued to live alone in Rosebriars, Esher. On September 13, Sherriff, a bachelor, died in Kingston Hospital.

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   What did RC Sherriff write in his spare time?

   • In his spare time he wrote short plays, some of which were performed at annual fundraising events for Kingston Rowing Club, where he was a member. In 1928, RC Sherriff wrote a play called Journey's End, which was set in a dugout during the Great War and based on his own experiences of serving with the 9th East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RR. C. Sherriff - Wikipedia

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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]

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   Born in 1896, Mr Robert Cedric (RC) Sherriff, our generous benefactor, was a prolific novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Like many of the artists, musicians and performers we support today, RC Sherriff’s love of the theatre and the arts started as a hobby.

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   From insurance surveyor in Surrey to screenwriter in Hollywood, RC Sherriff led a fascinating and varied life. This timeline gives you a summary of some of RC Sherriff's key life events. Visit RC Sherriff's Work for details of this writing career.

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › R-C-SherriffR.C. Sherriff | World War I, Playwright, Drama | Britannica

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   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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   Nov 23, 2016 · R C Sherriff was propelled to fame by the worldwide success of his First World War play, Journey’s End in 1929. The success of the play allowed him to become a full time writer, and for the next thirty years he was one of the most famous writers in Britain.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Journey's_EndJourney's End - Wikipedia

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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. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry company from 18 to 21 March 1918, providing a glimpse of the officers' lives in the last few days before ...

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   Robert Cedric Sherriff, the only child of Herbert Hankin Sherriff, insurance clerk, and his wife, Constance Winder, was born at Hampton Wick on 6th June 1896. He attended Kingston Grammar School and after leaving school in 1914 he joined the Sun Assurance Company in London.