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'''Mordaunt Shairp''' (13 March 1887 – 18 January 1939) was an English dramatist and screenwriter born in [[Totnes]]. |
'''Alexander Mordaunt Shairp''' (13 March 1887 – 18 January 1939) was an English dramatist and screenwriter born in [[Totnes]]. In publications, he styled himself either as '''A. Mordaunt Shairp''' or '''Mordaunt Shairp'''. |
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Educated at [[St Paul's School, London]], and [[Lincoln College, Oxford]], he spent much of his life as a schoolmaster in London and wrote many plays for pupils to perform.<ref name=Doollee>{{cite web|title=Mordaunt Shairp 1887-1939|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/shairp-mordaunt.html|work=Doollee|accessdate=2014-07-02}}</ref> His adult plays dealt with darker interpersonal relationships and ''[[The Green Bay Tree]]'' (premièred at [[St Martin's Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] on 25 January 1933 and also performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]) was originally controversial because of its [[gay]] subtext.<ref name=Doollee/><ref>{{cite journal|first=Peter|last=Fleming|author-link=Peter Fleming (writer)|title=The Green Bay Tree|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/28th-april-1950/14/the-green-bay-tree-by-mordaunt-shairp-playhouse-i-|journal=[[The Spectator]]|location=London|date=1950-04-28|page=14|accessdate=2014-07-02}}</ref> |
Educated at [[St Paul's School, London]], and [[Lincoln College, Oxford]], he spent much of his life as a schoolmaster in London and wrote many plays for pupils to perform.<ref name=Doollee>{{cite web|title=Mordaunt Shairp 1887-1939|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/shairp-mordaunt.html|work=Doollee|accessdate=2014-07-02}}</ref> His adult plays dealt with darker interpersonal relationships and ''[[The Green Bay Tree]]'' (premièred at [[St Martin's Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] on 25 January 1933 and also performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]) was originally controversial because of its [[gay]] subtext.<ref name=Doollee/><ref>{{cite journal|first=Peter|last=Fleming|author-link=Peter Fleming (writer)|title=The Green Bay Tree|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/28th-april-1950/14/the-green-bay-tree-by-mordaunt-shairp-playhouse-i-|journal=[[The Spectator]]|location=London|date=1950-04-28|page=14|accessdate=2014-07-02}}</ref> |
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*''Modern Plays in one act'' (Editor). London: Dent, 1929 (in the [[King's Treasuries of Literature]] series). |
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Revision as of 22:55, 19 February 2024
Alexander Mordaunt Shairp (13 March 1887 – 18 January 1939) was an English dramatist and screenwriter born in Totnes. In publications, he styled himself either as A. Mordaunt Shairp or Mordaunt Shairp.
Educated at St Paul's School, London, and Lincoln College, Oxford, he spent much of his life as a schoolmaster in London and wrote many plays for pupils to perform.[1] His adult plays dealt with darker interpersonal relationships and The Green Bay Tree (premièred at St Martin's Theatre in London's West End on 25 January 1933 and also performed on Broadway) was originally controversial because of its gay subtext.[1][2]
Shairp also spent a short spell in Hollywood as a screenwriter.[1] He died at Hastings.
Selective filmography
- The Dark Angel (1935, directed by Sidney Franklin; cowritten with Lillian Hellman)
- The White Angel (1936, directed by William Dieterle)
- Wee Willie Winkie (1937, directed by John Ford)
Plays
- The Crime at Blossoms (1932)
- The Green Bay Tree (1933)
Other
- Modern Plays in one act (Editor). London: Dent, 1929 (in the King's Treasuries of Literature series).
References
- ^ a b c "Mordaunt Shairp 1887-1939". Doollee. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Fleming, Peter (28 April 1950). "The Green Bay Tree". The Spectator. London: 14. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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