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R. C. Sherriff

1896 - 1975

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Robert Cedric Sherriff, FSA, FRSL (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End, which was based on his experiences as an army officer in the First World War. He wrote several plays, many novels, and multiple screenplays, and was nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. C. Sherriff is the 6,378th most popular writer (down from 6,255th in 2019), the 5,619th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,293rd in 2019) and the 629th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, R. C. Sherriff ranks 6,378 out of 7,302. Before him are Malcolm Bradbury, Elizabeth Carter, Zakhar Prilepin, Charles Olson, S. E. Hinton, and H. R. F. Keating. After him are Lorraine Hansberry, David McCullough, Beverly Cleary, Felicia Hemans, Susan Hill, and Damon Runyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, R. C. Sherriff ranks 269. Before him are Uberto De Morpurgo, William Cameron Townsend, Elliott Nugent, Yip Harburg, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Pavel Antokolsky. After him are Louis Fischer, Ian Wolfe, Ivan Dresser, Ruth Etting, Erle C. Kenton, and Reverend Gary Davis. Among people deceased in 1975, R. C. Sherriff ranks 261. Before him are George R. Price, Keith Park, Walter Schneiter, Rudi Ball, Raphael Tracey, and Rowland V. Lee. After him are Boy Charlton, Hans Ziglarski, Marjorie Main, Larry Parks, Ian Hunter, and Lionel Trilling.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, R. C. Sherriff ranks 5,621 out of 8,785. Before him are Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), Caroline Cossey (1954), H. R. F. Keating (1926), Charlotte Despard (1844), Carmen Ejogo (1973), and Dynamo (1982). After him are Horace Gould (1921), Emma Samms (1960), Felicia Hemans (1793), Nick Clegg (1967), Harry Atkinson (1831), and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, R. C. Sherriff ranks 629. Before him are Zadie Smith (1975), Alan Garner (1934), Susan Bassnett (1945), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), and H. R. F. Keating (1926). After him are Felicia Hemans (1793), Susan Hill (1942), John Addington Symonds (1840), Dick King-Smith (1922), Joanna Baillie (1762), and Reginald Hill (1936).

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