Reginald Berkeley
Writing
- Born
- August 18, 1890 · London, England, UK
- Died
- March 30, 1935 (age 44)
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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.
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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.
Known for
Cavalcade
February 8, 1933
Broken Lullaby
January 24, 1932
The World Moves On
June 27, 1934
Marie Galante
October 25, 1934
Nurse Edith Cavell
August 31, 1939
The Wrecker
July 16, 1929
The Lady with a Lamp
September 22, 1951
Carolina
February 2, 1934
Dawn
March 1, 1928
Wolves
May 19, 1930
French Leave
August 20, 1930
77 Park Lane
July 2, 1931
Behind the camera16
- 1951The Lady with a Lamp Theatre Play
- 1939Nurse Edith Cavell Story
- 1934Marie Galante Screenplay
- 1934The World Moves On Screenplay, Story
- 1934Carolina Screenplay
- 1933Cavalcade Screenplay, Writer
- 1932Lucky Girl Theatre Play
- 1932Broken Lullaby Adaptation
- 193177 Park Lane Dialogue
- 1931Dreyfus Writer