Reginald Berkeley

Reginald Berkeley

  • Birthday: 1890-08-18
  • Deathday: 1935-03-30
  • Place of birth: London, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Cheyne Berkeley MC (18 August 1890 – 30 March 1935)) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, and later a writer of stage plays, then a screenwriter in Hollywood. He had trained as a lawyer. He died in Los Angeles from pneumonia after an operation. His son Humphry Berkeley was a Conservative MP in the United Kingdom. His stage plays include The Lady With The Lamp (1929), based on the life of Florence Nightingale and starring Edith Evans in the title role, and The Man I Killed (1931), which was adapted for the screen as Broken Lullaby the following year. His play French Leave(1920) was filmed twice, once in 1930, and again in 1937. His screenwriting credits include Dreyfus (1931), Cavalcade (1933), The World Moves On (1934), Carolina (1934) and Nurse Edith Cavell (1939). He died in 1935 in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles aged 44 from pneumonia following a major operation. He was residing at 606 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills. He had married Gwendoline Cock in 1914 and Clara Hildegarde Digby in 1926.

Production

Cavalcade

1933

As Screenplay

Carolina

1934

As Screenplay

The Nipper

1930

As Writer

The World Moves On

1934

As Screenplay

The World Moves On

1934

As Story

Broken Lullaby

1932

As Adaptation

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

As Story

Marie Galante

1934

As Screenplay

Wolves

1930

As Writer

French Leave

1930

As Screenplay

French Leave

1930

As Theatre Play

77 Park Lane

1931

As Dialogue

Dreyfus

1931

As Writer

Lucky Girl

1932

As Theatre Play

The Loves of Robert Burns

1930

As Dialogue

The Loves of Robert Burns

1930

As Screenplay

Cavalcade

1933

As Writer

The Lady with a Lamp

1951

As Theatre Play

Dawn

1928

As Story

The Wrecker

1929

As Writer

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