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Robert E. Sherwood: The Playwright in Peace and War
Harriet Hyman Alonso
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Description for Robert E. Sherwood: The Playwright in Peace and War
Paperback. One of the film critics, a speechwriter on his own and for President Franklin D Roosevelt, a propagandist during World War II, and a producer on Broadway, Robert E Sherwood scripted some of the popular plays and films of his day. This biography traces his obsession with the world of politics and its effects on his life and art. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
This is an insightful biography of a Pulitzer Prize - winning writer who struggled to reconcile his principles and his politics. One of the nation's first film critics, an acclaimed speechwriter on his own and for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a propagandist during World War II, and a leading producer on Broadway, Robert E. Sherwood scripted some of the most popular plays and films of his day, including ""Waterloo Bridge"", ""The Best Years of Our Lives"", ""Idiot's Delight"", ""Abe Lincoln in Illinois"", and ""Rebecca"". His work brought him four Pulitzer Prizes and an Oscar. In his personal life, however, he ... Read more
This is an insightful biography of a Pulitzer Prize - winning writer who struggled to reconcile his principles and his politics. One of the nation's first film critics, an acclaimed speechwriter on his own and for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a propagandist during World War II, and a leading producer on Broadway, Robert E. Sherwood scripted some of the most popular plays and films of his day, including ""Waterloo Bridge"", ""The Best Years of Our Lives"", ""Idiot's Delight"", ""Abe Lincoln in Illinois"", and ""Rebecca"". His work brought him four Pulitzer Prizes and an Oscar. In his personal life, however, he ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558496194
SKU
V9781558496194
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About Harriet Hyman Alonso
HARRIET HYMAN ALONSO is professor of history at The City College of New York, CUNY, where she currently serves as chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the Center for Worker Education. Her most recent book, Growing Up Abolitionist: The Story of the Garrison Children (University of Massachusetts Press, 2002), won the Warren F. Kuehl Prize from ... Read more
Reviews for Robert E. Sherwood: The Playwright in Peace and War
This biography of Sherwood brilliantly demonstrates the complexity of pacifism as a personal belief system.... The writing is wonderful, the chapters are nicely balanced, and the organization of the material on both the personal life and the writings is excellent. - Melanie Gustafson, Department of History, University of Vermont ""This reader-friendly book written in lucid, accessible prose is an extraordinary ... Read more