by Sandra Brennan
biography
Multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert E. Sherwood got his start in journalism as a critic and editor for both Life magazine and the New York Herald. In addition to having his plays adapted to the screen by others, Sherwood also penned or co-penned screenplays. His story for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) earned Sherwood an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gaby
Play Author |
1956 | |||
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Jupiter's Darling
Play Author |
1955 | |||
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Producers' Showcase: The Petrified Forest
Play Author |
1955 | |||
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Main Street to Broadway
Screenwriter |
1953 | |||
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Man on a Tightrope
Screenwriter |
1953 | |||
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The Bishop's Wife
Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
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The Best Years of Our Lives
Screenwriter |
1946 | |||
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Escape in the Desert
Play Author |
1945 | |||
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Play Author, Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
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Rebecca
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
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Waterloo Bridge
Play Author |
1940 | |||
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Idiot's Delight
Play Author, Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Over the Moon
Screen Story |
1938 | |||
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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The Divorce of Lady X
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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Thunder in the City
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Tovarich
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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The Petrified Forest
Play Author |
1936 | |||
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The Ghost Goes West
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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Reunion in Vienna
Play Author |
1933 | |||
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Roman Scandals
Screen Story |
1933 | |||
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Cock of the Air
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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Two Kinds of Women
Play Author |
1932 | |||
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Around the World in 80 Minutes
Dialogue Writer |
1931 | |||
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Echec Au Roi
Play Author |
1931 | |||
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The Age for Love
Screenwriter |
1931 | |||
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The Royal Bed
Play Author |
1931 | |||
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Waterloo Bridge
Play Author |
1931 | |||
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Lucky Lady
Screenwriter |
1926 |




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