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St John Greer Ervine (28 December 1883 – 24 January 1971) was an Irish biographer, novelist, critic, dramatist, and theatre manager. He was the most prominent Ulster writer of the early twentieth century and a major Irish dramatist whose work influenced the plays of W. B. Yeats and Sean O'Casey.
Ervine, St John Greer (1883–1971), Ulster dramatist, critic, and biographer, was born John Greer Ervine on 28 December 1883 in Belfast, son of William Ervine, printer, and Sarah Jane Ervine (née Greer), who may have been a deaf-mute. Ervine's father died soon after his birth.
Saint John Ervine was a British playwright, novelist, and critic, one of the first to write dramas in the style of local realism fostered by the Irish literary renaissance. Ervine’s best-known plays are Mixed Marriage (first performed 1911) and the domestic tragedies Jane Clegg (1913) and John.
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Jan 18, 2021 · St John Ervine, Home Ruler whose horror at violence in Ireland persuaded him to become a unionist. By The Newsroom. Published 18th Jan 2021, 07:26 BST. St John Ervine was converted to...
Oct 17, 2009 · Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), b. 1883. Publication date 1915 Publisher London, Allen & Unwin Collection cornell; americana Contributor Cornell University Library
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Ervine’s real contribution to the Abbey consisted of a number of his vigorous early plays, including Mixed Marriage and John Ferguson. After leaving the Abbey, he joined the British Army and was severely wounded in 1918, necessitating the amputation of a leg.
