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Terence Rattigan

1911 - 1977

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Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 1911 – 30 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote The Winslow Boy (1946), The Browning Version (1948), The Deep Blue Sea (1952) and Separate Tables (1954), among many others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terence Rattigan is the 6,101st most popular writer (down from 5,621st in 2019), the 5,147th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,338th in 2019) and the 561st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Terence Rattigan ranks 6,101 out of 7,302. Before him are Ben Okri, Roderick Thorp, Emilia Lanier, Mina Loy, Robinson Jeffers, and Su Tong. After him are Ralf König, Kevin Kelly, Katherine Pancol, Izaak Walton, Jean-Denis Bredin, and Pauline Baynes.

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Among people born in 1911, Terence Rattigan ranks 369. Before him are Spike Jones, Nino Borsari, Jean Brichaut, József Moravetz, Stephen McNally, and Betty Nuthall. After him are Ann Dvorak, Rudolf Kotormány, Momčilo Đokić, Bruno Ahlberg, Roman Totenberg, and Alf Martinsen. Among people deceased in 1977, Terence Rattigan ranks 257. Before him are Mary Ford, Jean Capelle, José Naya, Florence Vidor, Nalini Bala Devi, and Johannes Terwogt. After him are Carroll Quigley, Jean Delarge, Ricardo Cortez, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, and Odd Frantzen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Terence Rattigan ranks 5,149 out of 8,785. Before him are Ron Greenwood (1921), Ian Raby (1921), William Dod (1867), Emilia Lanier (1569), Mina Loy (1882), and Juliet Stevenson (1956). After him are David Pegg (1935), Chris Anderson (1961), Emile Heskey (1978), Davey Boy Smith (1962), John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873), and Paul Banks (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Terence Rattigan ranks 561. Before him are Mary Lamb (1764), Hugh Blair (1718), Dora Marsden (1882), Stella Gibbons (1902), Emilia Lanier (1569), and Mina Loy (1882). After him are Izaak Walton (1593), Pauline Baynes (1922), John Betjeman (1906), Dorothy E. Smith (1926), William Bell Scott (1811), and David Mitchell (1969).

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