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Robert E. Sherwood

Writing

Born April 4, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 14, 1955

Also known as Robert Emmet Sherwood · Robert Sherwood

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Biography

Robert Emmet Sherwood was an American playwright and screenwriter.

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Awards & recognition

  • Bancroft Prize · 1949
  • Pulitzer Prize — Biography · 1949
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1947
  • Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1941
  • Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1939
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  • Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1936
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1947 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1941 · nominated

Filmography15 titles

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946Screenplay

Waterloo Bridge

1940Theatre Play

The Bishop's Wife

1947Screenplay

The Petrified Forest

1936Theatre Play

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934Writer

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940Screenplay, Theatre Play

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

The Ghost Goes West

1935Screenplay

Man on a Tightrope

1953Writer

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938Screenplay

Adam Had Four Sons

1941Producer

The Divorce of Lady X

1938Writer

Roman Scandals

1933Story

The Preacher's Wife

1996Original Film Writer

Over the Moon

1939Story