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name: "Robert E. Sherwood"
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born: "4 April 1896"
died: "14 November 1955"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:56:46.495156+00:00"
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# Robert E. Sherwood

Screenwriter. Born 4 April 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 November 1955.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 4 April 1896, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 November 1955
- **Also known as:** Robert Emmet Sherwood, Robert Sherwood

## Biography

Robert Emmet Sherwood (1896–1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He studied at Harvard University and worked as an editor at Vanity Fair and Life magazine before his first Broadway play, The Road to Rome (1927).

Sherwood wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Rebecca (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and The Bishop's Wife (1947). His stage works include The Petrified Forest (1935), Idiot's Delight (1936), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938) and There Shall Be No Night (1940). He co-founded the Playwrights' Company in 1938 and received four Pulitzer Prizes and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rebecca* (1940), Fi1m 85, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca.md)

## Also known for

- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Screenplay
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Screenplay
- *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), Original Film Writer
- *The Petrified Forest* (1936), Theatre Play
- *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), Theatre Play
- *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1934), Writer
- *Waterloo Bridge* (1931), Theatre Play

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