From journey's end to the dam busters : the life of R.C. Sherriff, playwright of the trenches / Roland Wales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wales, Roland, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975.

Sherriff, R. C.

Authors, English--20th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

Kingston playwright R.C. Sherriff came to fame with his First World War drama Journeys End, which was based on his own experiences as a young officer on the Western Front. Its success made him a household name and opened the door to a highly lucrative career as a novelist, playwright and screenwriter in Hollywood and in Britain. Many of his movies The Invisible Man, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Four Feathers Odd Man Out, Quartet, and, of course, The Dam Busters are still well known, but the man behind them much less so. This book rediscovers Sherriff using his own words his letters, diaries, published and unpublished manuscripts to shed light on a man who ironically gained his greatest success from the trench warfare he found so difficult to bear.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2017).

ISBN:

9781473860728

1473860725

9781473860711

1473860717

9781473860704

1473860709