Sherwood, Robert

Robert Sherwood
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Robert Sherwood

Name	Sherwood, Robert Gender: M
Birthname	Sherwood, Robert Emmet
born on	4 April 1896 at 08:00 (= 08:00 AM )
Place	New Rochelle NY, USA, 40n55, 73w47
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B
Astrology data	15°15' 09°37 Asc. 06°15'

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Biography

American playwright and winner of four Pulitzer prizes; for "Idiot's Delight," 1936, "Abe Lincoln In Illinois," 1939, "There Shall Be No Night," 1941 and the biography "Roosevelt And Hopkins: An Intimate History," 1949. Educated at Harvard, Sherwood won an Academy Award for his screenplay of "The Best Years of Our Lives." His plays set forth his political beliefs without preaching.

During WW II, Sherwood served as an adviser to F.D. Roosevelt. He was a speechwriter and advisor, and Overseas Director of OWI.

Died on 11/14/1955, New York.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 14 November 1955 (Age 59)

Source Notes

Steinbrecher quotes John Mason Brown "The Worlds of Robert Emmet Sherwood; Mirror To His Times," 1962, p.15.

Categories

• Vocation : Food and Beverage : Restaurateur (Restaurant chain)

• Notable : Awards : Pulitzer prize (Four)

• Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction

• Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script

• Vocation : Politics : Government employee

• Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection

• Notable : Awards : Oscar

• Vocation : Business : Consultant (Adviser to FDR)