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Robert E. Sherwood

Sherwood in early 1950s
Born April 4, 1896(1896-04-04)
New Rochelle, New York, United States
Died November 4, 1955 (aged 59)
New York, New York, United States
Occupation Author, Playwright, Screenwriter

Robert Emmet Sherwood (4 April 1896–14 November 1955) American playwright, editor, and screenwriter. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year New Rochelle ( French: Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in the south-east portion of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made

Born in New Rochelle, New York, he was the son of the prominent American portrait artist Rosina Emmet Sherwood. New Rochelle ( French: Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in the south-east portion of the U He was the great-great-grandson of the former New York State Attorney General Thomas Addis Emmet and the great-great-nephew of the notable Irish nationalist Robert Emmet who was executed for high treason in an abortive rebellion attempt against the British. The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. Thomas Addis Emmet ( April 24, 1764 - November 14, 1827) was an Irish -American Lawyer and Politician. Robert Emmet, Roibéard Eiméid ( 4 March 1778 &ndash 20 September 1803) was an Irish nationalist rebel leader His aunts included the notable American portrait artists Lydia Field Emmet, Jane Emmet de Glehn and his second cousin was artist Ellen Emmet Rand. Lydia Field Emmet (1866 - August 16, 1952) was an American artist possibly best recalled for her portrait work Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn (1873-1961 was an American figure and portrait painter

Robert Emmet Sherwood was educated at Harvard University, Sherwood fought with the Canadian Black Watch in Europe during World War I and was wounded. The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS is an Infantry Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After his return to the U. S. , he began working as a movie critic for such magazines as Life and Vanity Fair. Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications.

Sherwood was one of the original members of the Algonquin Round Table. The Algonquin Round Table was a celebrated group of New York City writers critics actors and wits He was close friends with Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley, who were on the staff of Vanity Fair with Sherwood when the Round Table began meeting in 1919. Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893&ndashJune 7 1967 was an American writer and poet best known for her caustic Wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles Robert Charles Benchley (September 15 1889 – November 21 1945 was an American comedian best known for his work as a Newspaper columnist and Film actor Author Edna Ferber was also a good friend. Edna Ferber ( August 15 1885 - April 16 1968) was an American novelist, Author and Playwright

At six-feet six-inches, Sherwood was a giant for a man of his day. Dorothy Parker, who was five-feet four-inches, once commented that when she, Sherwood, and Robert Benchley (who was six feet tall) would walk down the street together, they looked like "a walking pipe organ. " When asked at a party how long he had known Sherwood, Robert Benchley stood on a chair, raised his hand to the ceiling, and said, "I knew Bob Sherwood back when he was only this tall. "

Sherwood's first play, The Road to Rome in 1927 was greeted with success. The play is a comedy concerning Hannibal's botched invasion of Rome. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 One of the underlying themes of this work is the stupidity of war. A theme, from Old French tesme, is a broad idea in a story or literary work or a message or lesson conveyed by a written text This is a recurrent motif in many of his dramatic works including his Idiot's Delight of 1936 which won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes. In a Narrative, such as a novel or a film motifs are recurring structures contrasts or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism,

In addition to his work for the stage, Sherwood also was in demand in Hollywood. He began writing for the silver screen in 1926. A silver screen, also known as a silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the Motion picture industry and is While some of his work is uncredited, his films include many adaptations of his plays.

Robert E. Sherwood worked with Alfred Hitchcock and Hitchcock's assistant Joan Harrison in Rebecca (1940). Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison wrote the screenplay for Rebecca. Robert E. Sherwood's close friends Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker also worked with Alfred Hitchcock. Robert Benchley played Stebbins in Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent (1940). Alfred Hitchcock allowed Benchley to write his own lines for his character Stebbins. And Dorothy Parker worked with Alfred Hitchcock as screenwriter in Saboteur (1942).

With Europe in the midst of World War II, Sherwood changed his anti-war stance and supported American involvement against the Third Reich. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers His 1940 play, There Shall Be No Night told the story of the Russian invasion of Finland. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. His patriotism led him to work as a speechwriter for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country A speechwriter is a person who is hired to prepare and write speeches that will be delivered by another person The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by He recounted this period with his book Roosevelt and Hopkins which won a Pulitzer Prize and a Bancroft Prize in 1949. The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about Diplomacy or the history of the Americas.

Sherwood is credited with originating the phrase which came to be shortened as the 'arsenal of democracy' and later used by Franklin Roosevelt in his speeches. Sherwood had been quoted on May 12, 1940 by the New York Times, "this country is already, in effect, an arsenal for the democratic Allies. "[1] Although the French economist, Jean Monnet had allegedly used the phrase later in 1940, "arsenal of democracy," he was urged not to use it again so Franklin Roosevelt could make use of it in his speeches. Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet ( November 9, 1888 &ndash March 16, 1979) is regarded by many as a chief architect of European Unity [2]

Sherwood also served for a time as Director of the Office of War Information. He returned to playwrighting after the war and produced his memorable script for the film The Best Years of Our Lives which was directed by William Wyler. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director The 1946 film explores how the lives of three servicemen have been changed after they return home from war. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. For this film, Sherwood was given an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

Sherwood died of a heart attack in New York City in 1955. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply The City of New York

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  1. ^ Gould, Jack (May 12, 1940). The Broadway Stage Has Its First War Play. The New York Times. Quoting Robert Emmet Sherwood, "this country is already, in effect, an arsenal for the democratic Allies. "
  2. ^ Robinson, Charles K. (October 13, 1961) Time Magazine. Retrieved on June 6, 2008.

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