Reginald Berkeley (writer)
Encyclopedia
Reginald Berkeley was an English
playwright
and screenwriter
.
Born in London, his stage plays include 1929's The Lady With The Lamp, based on the life of Florence Nightingale and starring Edith Evans
in the title role, and 1930s's The Man I Killed, which was adapted for the screen as Broken Lullaby
the following year. His screenwriting credits include Nurse Edith Cavell
(1939), Dreyfus
(1931), Cavalcade (1933), The World Moves On
(1934) and Carolina
(1934).
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Born in London, his stage plays include 1929's The Lady With The Lamp, based on the life of Florence Nightingale and starring Edith Evans
Edith Evans
Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE was a British actress. She was known for her work on the British stage. She also appeared in a number of films, for which she received three Academy Award nominations, plus a BAFTA and a Golden Globe award.Evans was particularly effective at portraying haughty...
in the title role, and 1930s's The Man I Killed, which was adapted for the screen as Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby is an American drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson and Ernest Vajda is based on the 1930 play L'homme que j'ai tué by Maurice Rostand and its 1931 English-language adaptation, The Man I Killed, by Reginald...
the following year. His screenwriting credits include Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell is a 1939 American film directed by Herbert Wilcox.The film was nominated at the 1939 Oscars for Best Original Score.- Cast :*Anna Neagle as Nurse Edith Cavell*Edna May Oliver as Countess de Mavon*George Sanders as Capt. Heinrichs...
(1939), Dreyfus
Dreyfus (1931 film)
Dreyfus is a 1931 British film on the Dreyfus affair, translated from the play by Wilhelm Herzog and Hans Rehfisch and the 1930 German film Dreyfus.-Cast:*Cedric Hardwicke - Capt. Alfred Dreyfus*Charles Carson - Col. Picquart...
(1931), Cavalcade (1933), The World Moves On
The World Moves On
-Plot:The story opens 185 years ago when two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to stand by each other in a belief that a great business firmly established in four countries will be able to withstand even such another calamity as the...
(1934) and Carolina
Carolina (1934 film)
Carolina is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry King. The screenplay by Reginald Berkley is based on the play, The House of Connelly by Paul Green...
(1934).