Terence Rattigan

Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan [' rætɪgan ] CBE ( born June 10, 1911 in London, † 30 November 1977, in Hamilton) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote society comedies and timely problem plays, including Love in Idleness (1944 ), The Winslow Boy (1946 ) Deep Blue Sea ( 1952). For his screenplay for the British feature film conflict of the heart he received in 1951 the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Screenplay

Based Upon

Source

  • Bibliographical Institute & FA Brockhaus AG: Der Brockhaus Multimedial premium 2005

Further Reading

  • Holly Hill: A Critical Analysis of the Plays of Terence Rattigan. Doctoral dissertation, NYU, 1977.
  • Michael Darlow, Gillian Hobson Terence Rattigan - The Man & His Work. Quartet Books, London, 1979 ( 2010).
  • Susan Rusinko: Terence Rattigan. Twayne, Boston 1983.
  • Geoffrey Wansell: Terence Rattigan - A Biography. Fourth Estate Limited, London 1995 ( 2009).

Other secondary sources that deal with Rattigan Theatre:

  • Christopher Innes: Modern British Drama 1890-1990. 2nd Edition, CUO, Cambridge 2002 /2009.
  • Michael Billington: The State of the Nation. Faber, London, 2008.
  • Dan Rebellato: 1956 and All That - the making of modern British drama. Routledge, London in 1999 /2006. See also Dan Rebellatos detailed introductions to the newer Nick Hern Books editions of Rattigan's major works
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