Reginald Warren Chetham-Strode,
MC (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1974) was an English
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
and
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
. He wrote several plays, including the
West End hit ''
The Guinea Pig'' (1946), which was turned into a
film in 1948. He also wrote screenplays for several films between 1935 and 1951, including ''
Odette'' (1950).
Early life
He was educated at
Sherborne School
(God and My Right)
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.
[ During ]World War I
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, he was commissioned into the Border Regiment
The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot.
After service ...
. As a lieutenant, he was awarded the Military Cross
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The MC i ...
in 1916. His elder brother Edward Randall Chetham-Strode was killed in action in 1917.
Career
He wrote his first play, ''Abdul the Dammed'', in 1935.[ He later wrote the BBC Radio series ''The Barlowes of Beddington'', which ran from 1955 to 1959. 'The story of a public school seen through the eyes of a Headmaster and his Wife'. ]Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series.
Biography
Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...
played Robert Barlowe the headmaster and Pauline Jameson
'Pauline Jameson' (5 June 1920 - 8 April 2007) was an English actress whose work encompassed stage and screen. ''The Times'' called her 'one of the most distinguished classical actresses of her generation.'
After starting in Repertory_theatre#Wee ...
, Kate, his wife. Evans, the Head Boy, was Edward Hardwicke
Edward Cedric Hardwicke (7 August 1932 – 16 May 2011) was an English actor, who had a distinguished career on the stage and on-screen. He was best known for playing Captain Pat Grant in ''Colditz'' (1972-73), and Dr. Watson in Granada Te ...
, John Charlesworth was Finlay, Barry McGregor was Shepherd and boys in the background were pupils from Barking Abbey School
Barking Abbey School is a secondary school and specialist sports and humanities college located in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It serves students from the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, and Newham. Years ...
. Geoffrey Wincott played Dogget, the School Porter and Anthony Shaw was the Governor, General Naseby.
Personal life
He was married on 16 July 1927 to the writer Moira Verschoyle, with whom he had one son, Michael Edward Chetham-Strode.
Selected plays
* ''The Day Is Gone'' (1938)
* '' Young Mrs. Barrington'' (1945)
* '' The Guinea Pig'' (1946)
* ''Background
Background may refer to:
Performing arts and stagecraft
* Background actor
* Background artist
* Background light
* Background music
* Background story
* Background vocals
* ''Background'' (play), a 1950 play by Warren Chetham-Strode
Reco ...
'' (1950)
References
External links
*
Warren Chetham-Strode
at National Portrait Gallery
1896 births
1974 deaths
Recipients of the Military Cross
Border Regiment officers
British Army personnel of World War I
People educated at Sherborne School
English male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century English dramatists and playwrights
20th-century English male writers
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