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

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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