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Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the author of Waterloo Bridge, Idiot's Delight, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Rebecca, There Shall Be No Night, The Best Years of Our Lives and The Bishop's Wife.
Robert E. Sherwood (born April 4, 1896, New Rochelle, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 14, 1955, New York City) was an American playwright whose works reflect involvement in human problems, both social and political.
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Robert E. Sherwood was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter who worked with many Hollywood legends. He also served in WWII and wrote for radio and TV.
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- New Rochelle, New York, USA
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Learn about the life and career of Robert Emmet Sherwood, a prominent American playwright and journalist who won two Pulitzer Prizes. Explore his family background, education, military service, literary achievements, and political activism.
Robert E. Sherwood was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, movie critic, and screenwriter who worked with many Hollywood legends. He also served in WWI, founded the Algonquin Club, and wrote about American history.
- April 4, 1896
- November 14, 1955
May 18, 2018 · Sherwood, Robert Emmet (1896–1955) US dramatist. Sherwood won four Pulitzer Prizes: Idiot's Delight (1936), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), There Shall be No Night (1940), and his memoir Roosevelt and Hopkins (1948).
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Robert Sherwood had to play an active role in World War II because, like some interwar pacifists, he believed that his support of self-protective isolationism and neutrality had contributed to its cause.
