Reginald Berkeley

Reginald Berkeley

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1890-08-18
Deathday: 1935-03-30 (44 years old)

Biography

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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.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1890-08-18

Deathday
1935-03-30 (44 years old)

Birth Place
Good Samaritan Hospital, United States

Children
Humphry Berkeley

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Awards
Military Cross

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