About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1890-08-18
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
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Reginald Berkeley

Overview

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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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1951 The Lady with a Lamp Writing Theatre Play 58
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1939 Nurse Edith Cavell Writing Story 59
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1934 Marie Galante Writing Screenplay 58
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1934 The World Moves On Writing Story 58
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1934 The World Moves On Writing Screenplay 58
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1934 Carolina Writing Screenplay N/A
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1933 Cavalcade Writing Screenplay 58
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1933 Cavalcade Writing Writer 58
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1932 Lucky Girl Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1932 Broken Lullaby Writing Adaptation 59
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1931 77 Park Lane Writing Dialogue N/A
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1931 Dreyfus Writing Writer N/A
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1930 French Leave Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1930 French Leave Writing Screenplay N/A
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1930 The Nipper Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Wolves Writing Writer N/A
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1930 The Loves of Robert Burns Writing Dialogue N/A
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1930 The Loves of Robert Burns Writing Story N/A
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1930 The Loves of Robert Burns Writing Screenplay N/A
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1929 The Wrecker Writing Writer 59
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1928 Dawn Writing Story N/A
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