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
- Star-Spangled (produced 1936). 1936.
- Casey Jones (produced 1938).
- How to Get Tough About It, (produced 1938).
- Thunder Rock (produced 1939). 1940.
- God and Texas. n.d.
- Jeb (produced 1946). In Plays of Three Decades, 1968.
- Sing Me No Lullaby (produced 1954). 1955.
- Shadow of Heroes (produced 1958; as Stone and Star, produced 1961). 1958; in Plays of Three Decades,1968.
- Plays of Three Decades: Thunder Rock, 1939; Jeb, 1946; Shadow of Heroes, 1958. 1968.
Screenplays
- They Knew What They Wanted, 1940;
- A Lady Takes a Chance, 1943;
- The Green Years, 1946;
- The Three Musketeers, 1948;
- Madame Bovary, 1949;
- The Secret Garden, 1949;
- Quentin Durward, 1955;
- The Power and the Prize, 1956;
- The Wonderful Country, 1959;
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with John Gay, 1962;
- Khartoum, 1966;
- 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.