Gender
Male
Born
Apr 04, 1896
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died
Nov 14, 1955
New York, New York, USA
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Robert Emmet Sherwood
Relations
Husband of
Mary Brandon (1922 - 1934) divorced
Husband of
Madeline Hurlock (1935 - 1955) his death
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Comments
Founding member of the Playwrights' Company.
  • CREDITS
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Nov 29, 1993 - Jan 02, 1994)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayDramaRevival
    Dance a Little Closer (May 11, 1983 - May 11, 1983)
    • Based on "Idiot's Delight" by Robert E. Sherwood
    MusicalOriginal
    Tovarich (Mar 18, 1963 - Nov 09, 1963)
    • Based on the comedy by Robert E. Sherwood
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    The Best Man (Mar 31, 1960 - Jul 08, 1961)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Silent Night, Lonely Night (Dec 03, 1959 - Mar 19, 1960)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Five Finger Exercise (Dec 02, 1959 - Oct 01, 1960)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Flowering Cherry (Oct 21, 1959 - Oct 24, 1959)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Chéri (Oct 12, 1959 - Nov 28, 1959)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Juno (Mar 09, 1959 - Mar 21, 1959)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Look After Lulu (Mar 03, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Gazebo (Dec 12, 1958 - Jun 27, 1959)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedy MysteryOriginal
    Cue for Passion (Nov 25, 1958 - Dec 27, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Edwin Booth (Nov 24, 1958 - Dec 13, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Pleasure of His Company (Oct 22, 1958 - Nov 21, 1959)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Handful of Fire (Oct 01, 1958 - Oct 04, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Howie (Sep 17, 1958 - Sep 20, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Present Laughter (Jan 31, 1958 - Feb 08, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyRevival
    Summer of the 17th Doll (Jan 22, 1958 - Feb 15, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Country Wife (Nov 27, 1957 - Jan 04, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyRevival
    Nude With Violin (Nov 14, 1957 - Feb 08, 1958)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Small War on Murray Hill (Jan 03, 1957 - Jan 12, 1957)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Lovers (May 10, 1956 - May 12, 1956)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Ponder Heart (Feb 16, 1956 - Jun 23, 1956)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Once Upon A Tailor (May 23, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Mar 24, 1955 - Nov 17, 1956)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Bad Seed (Dec 08, 1954 - Sep 27, 1955)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Traveling Lady (Oct 27, 1954 - Nov 20, 1954)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    All Summer Long (Sep 23, 1954 - Nov 13, 1954)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Ondine (Feb 18, 1954 - Jul 03, 1954)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayRomanceOriginal
    The Winner (Feb 17, 1954 - Mar 13, 1954)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    In the Summer House (Dec 29, 1953 - Feb 13, 1954)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Sabrina Fair (Nov 11, 1953 - Aug 21, 1954)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Tea and Sympathy (Sep 30, 1953 - Jun 18, 1955)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Emperor's Clothes (Feb 09, 1953 - Feb 21, 1953)
    • Produced in association with The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Mr. Pickwick (Sep 17, 1952 - Nov 08, 1952)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyRevival
    Tovarich (May 14, 1952 - May 25, 1952)
    • Book adapted by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayComedy Play with musicRevival
    The Grand Tour (Dec 10, 1951 - Dec 15, 1951)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Barefoot in Athens (Oct 31, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
    PlayDrama HistoryOriginal
    The Fourposter (Oct 24, 1951 - May 02, 1953)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Idiot's Delight (May 23, 1951 - Jun 03, 1951)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayComedyRevival
    Not for Children (Feb 13, 1951 - Feb 17, 1951)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Second Threshold (Jan 02, 1951 - Apr 21, 1951)
    • Revised by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Lost in the Stars (Oct 30, 1949 - Jul 01, 1950)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
    MusicalTragedyOriginal
    Miss Liberty (Jul 15, 1949 - Apr 08, 1950)
    • Produced by Robert E. Sherwood
    • Book by Robert E. Sherwood
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    The Smile of the World (Jan 12, 1949 - Jan 15, 1949)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Street Scene (Jan 09, 1947 - May 17, 1947)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    MusicalDramaOriginal
    Joan of Lorraine (Nov 18, 1946 - May 10, 1947)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
    PlayDramaHistoryOriginal
    Truckline Cafe (Feb 27, 1946 - Mar 09, 1946)
    • Produced in association with The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Dream Girl (Dec 14, 1945 - Dec 14, 1946)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; S.N. Behrman; John F. Wharton)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Rugged Path (Nov 10, 1945 - Jan 19, 1946)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayOriginal
    Storm Operation (Jan 11, 1944 - Jan 29, 1944)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Petrified Forest (Nov 01, 1943 - Nov 06, 1943)
    • Book by Robert E. Sherwood
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayRevival
    A New Life (Sep 15, 1943 - Nov 13, 1943)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Patriots (Jan 29, 1943 - Jun 26, 1943)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Pirate (Nov 25, 1942 - Apr 27, 1943)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Eve of St. Mark (Oct 07, 1942 - Jun 26, 1943)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Candle in the Wind (Oct 22, 1941 - Jan 10, 1942)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    The Talley Method (Feb 24, 1941 - Apr 12, 1941)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Flight to the West (Dec 30, 1940 - Apr 26, 1941)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayOriginal
    Journey to Jerusalem (Oct 05, 1940 - Oct 19, 1940)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    There Shall Be No Night (Sep 09, 1940 - Nov 02, 1940)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayDramaOriginal
    There Shall Be No Night (Apr 29, 1940 - Aug 09, 1940)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Two On An Island (Jan 22, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Key Largo (Nov 27, 1939 - Feb 24, 1940)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    American Landscape (Dec 03, 1938 - Jan 1939)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Knickerbocker Holiday (Oct 19, 1938 - Mar 11, 1939)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Oct 15, 1938 - Nov 25, 1939)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Processional (Oct 13, 1937 - Dec 1937)
    • Performer: Robert E. Sherwood [First Soldier]
    PlayRevival
    Tovarich (Oct 15, 1936 - Aug 14, 1937)
    • English adaptation by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayComedy Play with musicOriginal
    Idiot's Delight (Mar 24, 1936 - Dec 1936)
    • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Petrified Forest (Jan 07, 1935 - Jun 1935)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Reunion in Vienna (Nov 16, 1931 - Jul 1932)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayComedyOriginal
    This is New York (Nov 28, 1930 - Jan 1931)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Waterloo Bridge (Jan 06, 1930 - Mar 1930)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Road to Rome (May 21, 1928 - Jun 1929)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayComedyRevival
    The Queen's Husband (Jan 25, 1928 - May 1928)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayOriginal
    The Love Nest (Dec 22, 1927 - Jan 1928)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Road to Rome (Jan 31, 1927 - Jan 1928)
    • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
    PlayOriginal
    Dream Girl (Aug 20, 1946 - Jan 18, 1947)
    • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
    PlayComedyOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Play

    1960 | Nominee  | The Best Man
    Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
     

    Best Play

    1956 | Nominee  | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)

    Pulitzer Prize

    for Drama

    1941 | Winner  | There Shall Be No Night
    Written by Robert E. Sherwood

    for Drama

    1939 | Winner  | Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    Written by Robert E. Sherwood

    for Drama

    1936 | Winner  | Idiot's Delight
    Written by Robert E. Sherwood
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Nov 29, 1993 - Jan 02, 1994)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayDramaRevival
Dance a Little Closer (May 11, 1983 - May 11, 1983)
  • Based on "Idiot's Delight" by Robert E. Sherwood
MusicalOriginal
Tovarich (Mar 18, 1963 - Nov 09, 1963)
  • Based on the comedy by Robert E. Sherwood
MusicalComedyOriginal
The Best Man (Mar 31, 1960 - Jul 08, 1961)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Silent Night, Lonely Night (Dec 03, 1959 - Mar 19, 1960)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Five Finger Exercise (Dec 02, 1959 - Oct 01, 1960)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Flowering Cherry (Oct 21, 1959 - Oct 24, 1959)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Chéri (Oct 12, 1959 - Nov 28, 1959)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Juno (Mar 09, 1959 - Mar 21, 1959)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
MusicalComedyOriginal
Look After Lulu (Mar 03, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
The Gazebo (Dec 12, 1958 - Jun 27, 1959)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedy MysteryOriginal
Cue for Passion (Nov 25, 1958 - Dec 27, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
Edwin Booth (Nov 24, 1958 - Dec 13, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
The Pleasure of His Company (Oct 22, 1958 - Nov 21, 1959)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Handful of Fire (Oct 01, 1958 - Oct 04, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
Howie (Sep 17, 1958 - Sep 20, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Present Laughter (Jan 31, 1958 - Feb 08, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyRevival
Summer of the 17th Doll (Jan 22, 1958 - Feb 15, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Country Wife (Nov 27, 1957 - Jan 04, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyRevival
Nude With Violin (Nov 14, 1957 - Feb 08, 1958)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Small War on Murray Hill (Jan 03, 1957 - Jan 12, 1957)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayComedyOriginal
The Lovers (May 10, 1956 - May 12, 1956)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Ponder Heart (Feb 16, 1956 - Jun 23, 1956)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Once Upon A Tailor (May 23, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Mar 24, 1955 - Nov 17, 1956)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
PlayDramaOriginal
The Bad Seed (Dec 08, 1954 - Sep 27, 1955)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Traveling Lady (Oct 27, 1954 - Nov 20, 1954)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
All Summer Long (Sep 23, 1954 - Nov 13, 1954)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Ondine (Feb 18, 1954 - Jul 03, 1954)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayRomanceOriginal
The Winner (Feb 17, 1954 - Mar 13, 1954)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
In the Summer House (Dec 29, 1953 - Feb 13, 1954)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Sabrina Fair (Nov 11, 1953 - Aug 21, 1954)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
PlayComedyOriginal
Tea and Sympathy (Sep 30, 1953 - Jun 18, 1955)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
PlayDramaOriginal
The Emperor's Clothes (Feb 09, 1953 - Feb 21, 1953)
  • Produced in association with The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
Mr. Pickwick (Sep 17, 1952 - Nov 08, 1952)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyRevival
Tovarich (May 14, 1952 - May 25, 1952)
  • Book adapted by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayComedy Play with musicRevival
The Grand Tour (Dec 10, 1951 - Dec 15, 1951)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Barefoot in Athens (Oct 31, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
PlayDrama HistoryOriginal
The Fourposter (Oct 24, 1951 - May 02, 1953)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
PlayComedyOriginal
Idiot's Delight (May 23, 1951 - Jun 03, 1951)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayComedyRevival
Not for Children (Feb 13, 1951 - Feb 17, 1951)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Second Threshold (Jan 02, 1951 - Apr 21, 1951)
  • Revised by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayComedyOriginal
Lost in the Stars (Oct 30, 1949 - Jul 01, 1950)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
MusicalTragedyOriginal
Miss Liberty (Jul 15, 1949 - Apr 08, 1950)
  • Produced by Robert E. Sherwood
  • Book by Robert E. Sherwood
MusicalComedyOriginal
The Smile of the World (Jan 12, 1949 - Jan 15, 1949)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Street Scene (Jan 09, 1947 - May 17, 1947)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
MusicalDramaOriginal
Joan of Lorraine (Nov 18, 1946 - May 10, 1947)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
PlayDramaHistoryOriginal
Truckline Cafe (Feb 27, 1946 - Mar 09, 1946)
  • Produced in association with The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Dream Girl (Dec 14, 1945 - Dec 14, 1946)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; S.N. Behrman; John F. Wharton)
PlayComedyOriginal
The Rugged Path (Nov 10, 1945 - Jan 19, 1946)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayOriginal
Storm Operation (Jan 11, 1944 - Jan 29, 1944)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Petrified Forest (Nov 01, 1943 - Nov 06, 1943)
  • Book by Robert E. Sherwood
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayRevival
A New Life (Sep 15, 1943 - Nov 13, 1943)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Patriots (Jan 29, 1943 - Jun 26, 1943)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Pirate (Nov 25, 1942 - Apr 27, 1943)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
The Eve of St. Mark (Oct 07, 1942 - Jun 26, 1943)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
Candle in the Wind (Oct 22, 1941 - Jan 10, 1942)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
The Talley Method (Feb 24, 1941 - Apr 12, 1941)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Flight to the West (Dec 30, 1940 - Apr 26, 1941)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayOriginal
Journey to Jerusalem (Oct 05, 1940 - Oct 19, 1940)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
There Shall Be No Night (Sep 09, 1940 - Nov 02, 1940)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayDramaOriginal
There Shall Be No Night (Apr 29, 1940 - Aug 09, 1940)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayDramaOriginal
Two On An Island (Jan 22, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayComedyOriginal
Key Largo (Nov 27, 1939 - Feb 24, 1940)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
American Landscape (Dec 03, 1938 - Jan 1939)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
PlayDramaOriginal
Knickerbocker Holiday (Oct 19, 1938 - Mar 11, 1939)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
MusicalComedyOriginal
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Oct 15, 1938 - Nov 25, 1939)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayDramaOriginal
Processional (Oct 13, 1937 - Dec 1937)
  • Performer: Robert E. Sherwood [First Soldier]
PlayRevival
Tovarich (Oct 15, 1936 - Aug 14, 1937)
  • English adaptation by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayComedy Play with musicOriginal
Idiot's Delight (Mar 24, 1936 - Dec 1936)
  • Written by Robert E. Sherwood
PlayComedyOriginal
The Petrified Forest (Jan 07, 1935 - Jun 1935)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayDramaOriginal
Reunion in Vienna (Nov 16, 1931 - Jul 1932)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayComedyOriginal
This is New York (Nov 28, 1930 - Jan 1931)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayComedyOriginal
Waterloo Bridge (Jan 06, 1930 - Mar 1930)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayDramaOriginal
The Road to Rome (May 21, 1928 - Jun 1929)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayComedyRevival
The Queen's Husband (Jan 25, 1928 - May 1928)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayOriginal
The Love Nest (Dec 22, 1927 - Jan 1928)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayComedyOriginal
The Road to Rome (Jan 31, 1927 - Jan 1928)
  • Written by Robert Emmet Sherwood
PlayOriginal
Dream Girl (Aug 20, 1946 - Jan 18, 1947)
  • Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
PlayComedyOriginal

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1960 | Nominee  | The Best Man
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
 

Best Play

1956 | Nominee  | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1941 | Winner  | There Shall Be No Night
Written by Robert E. Sherwood

for Drama

1939 | Winner  | Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Written by Robert E. Sherwood

for Drama

1936 | Winner  | Idiot's Delight
Written by Robert E. Sherwood

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