Robert Ardrey

Born in Chicago, Illinois, 16 October 1908. Educated at the University of Chicago, 1927-30, Ph.B. 1930 (Phi Beta Kappa). Married Helene Johnson in 1938 (divorced, 1960); Berdine Grunewald, 1960; has three children. Theatre and film writer until 1958. Lecturer and consultant on the evolutionary origins of human behaviour, 1958-80. Recipient: Sergel Drama prize, 1935; Guggenheim fellowship, 1937; Sidney Howard Memorial prize, 1940; Theresa Helburn memorial award, 1961; Willkie Brothers grant, for anthropology, 1963. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature. Died 14 January, 1980.

Stage Plays

  1. Star-Spangled (produced 1936). 1936.
  2. Casey Jones (produced 1938).
  3. How to Get Tough About It, (produced 1938).
  4. Thunder Rock (produced 1939). 1940.
  5. God and Texas. n.d.
  6. Jeb (produced 1946). In Plays of Three Decades, 1968.
  7. Sing Me No Lullaby (produced 1954). 1955.
  8. Shadow of Heroes (produced 1958; as Stone and Star, produced 1961). 1958; in Plays of Three Decades,1968.
  9. Plays of Three Decades: Thunder Rock, 1939; Jeb, 1946; Shadow of Heroes, 1958. 1968.

Screenplays

  1. They Knew What They Wanted, 1940;
  2. A Lady Takes a Chance, 1943;
  3. The Green Years, 1946;
  4. The Three Musketeers, 1948;
  5. Madame Bovary, 1949;
  6. The Secret Garden, 1949;
  7. Quentin Durward, 1955;
  8. The Power and the Prize, 1956;
  9. The Wonderful Country, 1959;
  10. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with John Gay, 1962;
  11. Khartoum, 1966;
  12. The Animal Within (documentary), 1975.

Novels

  • World's Beginning. 1944.
  • The Brotherhood o f Fear. 1952.

Other Publications

  • African Genesis: A Personal Investigation into the Animal Origins and Nature of Man. 1961.
  • The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Inquiry into the Animal Origins of Property and Nations. 1966.
  • The Social Contract: A Personal Inquiry into the Evolutionary Source of Order and Disorder. 1970.
  • Aggression and Violence in Man: A Dialogue Between Dr Louis Leakey and Mr Robert Ardrey. 1971.
  • The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man. 1976.