Composers and their stage works 

(Sir) Terence (Mervyn) RATTIGAN

Born in Kensington, London, 10 June 1911. Educated at Sandroyd School, Cobham, Surrey, 1920-24; Harrow School, Middlesex (scholar), 1925-30; Trinity College, Oxford (history scholar), 1930-33, BA 1933. Served in the Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force, 193945: flight lieutenant. Recipient: Ellen Terry award, 1947, 1948; New York Drama Critics Circle award, 1948. CBE (Commander, Order of the British Empire), 1958. Knighted, 1971. Died November 30, 1977.

Stage Works

  1. First Episode, with Philip Heimann (produced 1933).
  2. Frencb Witbout Tears (produced 1936). 1937; revised version, music by Robert Stolz, lyrics by Paul Dehn, as Joie de Vivre (produced 1960).
  3. After the Dance (produced 1939). 1939. 
  4. Follow My Leader, with Anthony Maurice (produced 1940)
  5. Grey Farm, with Hector Bolitho (produced 1940)
  6. Flare Patb (produced 1942). 1942.
  7. While the Sun Shines (produced 1943). 1944.
  8. Love in Idleness (produced 1944). 1945; as O Mistress Mine (produced 1946) 1949
  9. The Winslow Boy (produced 1946). 1946
  10. The Browning Version (produced 1948).
  11. Harlequinade (produced 1948)
  12. Adventure Story (produced 1949). 1950
  13. Who Is Sylvia? (produced 1950). 1951.
  14. The Deep Blue Sea (produced 1952). 1952.
  15. The Sleeping Prince (produced 1953). 1954
  16. Ross: A Dramatic Portrait (produced 1960). 1960.
  17. Heart to Heart (televised 1962)
  18. Man and Boy (produced 1963). 1963.
  19. A Bequest to the Nation, from the television play Nelson (produced 1970). 1970
  20. All on Her Own (televised 1968; produced 1974; as Duologue, produced 1976)
  21. High Summer (televised 1972)
  22. In Praise of Love: Before Dawn, and After Lydia (produced 1973). 1973;
  23. Cause Célèbre (broadcast 1975; produced 1977). 1978.

SCREENPLAYS:

  1. The Belles of St. Clement's, 1936;
  2. Gypsy, with Brock Williams, 1937;
  3. French Without Tears, with Anatole de Grunwald and Ian Dalrymple, 1939;
  4. Quiet Wedding, with Anatole de Grunwald, 1941;
  5. The Day Will Dawn (The Avengers), with Anatole de Grunwald and Patrick Kirwan, 1942;
  6. Uncensored, with Rodney Ackland and Wolfgang Wilhelm, 1942;
  7. English Without Tears (Her Man Gilbey), with Anatole de Grunwald, 1944;
  8. The Way to the Stars (Johnny in the Clouds), with Anatole de Grunwald, 1945;
  9. Journey Together, with John Boulting, 1945;
  10. Brighton Rock (Young Scarface), with Graham Greene, 1947;
  11. While the Sun Shines, with Anatole de Grunwald, 1947;
  12. The Winslow Boy, with Anatole de Grunwald, and Anthony Asquith, 1948;
  13. Bond Street, with Rodney Ackland and Anatole de Grunwald, 1948;
  14. The Browning Version, 1951;
  15. The Sound Barrier (Breaking the Sound Barrier), 1952;
  16. The Final Test, 1953; The Deep Blue Sea, 1955;
  17. The Man Who Loved Redheads, 1955;
  18. The Prince and the Showgirl, 1957;
  19. Separate Tables, with John Gay, 1958;
  20. The VIPs, 1963;
  21. The Yellow Rolls-Royce, 1964;
  22. Goodbye Mr. Chips, 1969;
  23. A Bequest to the Nation (The Nelson Affair), 1973 

RADIO PLAYS:

TELEVISION PLAYS:

  1. The Final Test, 1951;
  2. Heart to Heart, 1962;
  3. Ninety Years On, 1964;
  4. Nelson, 1966;
  5. All on Her Own, 1968;
  6. High Summer, 1972.

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