John Galsworthy(1867-1933)

Writer
Actor

John Galsworthy was born on 14 August 1867 in Kingston Hill, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for That Forsyte Woman (1949), 21 Days Together (1940) and The Stranger (1924). He was married to Ada Nemesis Pearson Cooper. He died on 31 January 1933 in Grove Lodge, Hampshire, England, UK.

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Awards
- 1 win

Known for

That Forsyte Woman

6.6

Writer

1949

21 Days Together

6.1

Writer

1940

The Stranger

Writer

1924

The Skin Game

5.7

Writer

1931

Credits

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Writer

Three Dramas
2.9
- based on a story by
- 2020
The Forsyte Saga
8.1
TV Series
- novel
- 2002–2003
Nenávist
TV Movie
- short story
- 1999
Puto najsilnejsie
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1990
A Summer Story
7.2
- story "The Apple Tree"
- 1988
Theatre Night
7.0
TV Series
- play
- 1988
The English Waltz
6.7
- play "Joy"
- 1982
BBC Play of the Month
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- play
- 1974–1976
To theatro tis Defteras
8.2
TV Series
- play: Joy
- 1972
Teatro de siempre
TV Series
- author
- 1971
The Forsyte Saga
8.4
TV Series
- novel
- 1967
Conflict
TV Series
- play
- 1966
Die Ersten und die Letzten
TV Movie
- novel
- 1966
ITV Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- 1960–1965
Der Familienvater
TV Movie
- novel "A Family Man"
- 1964

Actor

Personal details

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Alternative name
- John Sinjohn
Born
- August 14, 1867
- Kingston Hill, Surrey, England, UK
Died
- January 31, 1933
- Grove Lodge, Hampshire, England, UK(brain tumor)
Spouse
- Ada Nemesis Pearson CooperSeptember 23, 1905 - January 31, 1933 (his death)
Other works
Stage: Wrote (earliest Broadway credit) "The Silver Box", performed on Broadway. Empire Theatre: 18 Mar 1907-Apr 1907 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Fanny L. Burt, Louis Eagan, William Evans, Eugene Jepson, James Kearney, Bruce McRae, Helen Mooney, Mary Nash, M.B. Pollock, Soldine Powel [credited as Soldene Powell], Harry Redding, Forrest Robinson, Anita Rothe, Hattie Russell, William T. Sampson, Dorothy Scherer. Produced by Charles Frohman.
Publicity listings
- 7 Print Biographies
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
Won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.

Quotes
[on Felix Salten's novel "Bambi"] I do not, as a rule, like the method which places human words in the mouths of dumb creatures, and it is the triumph of this book that, behind the conversation, one feels the real sensation of the creatures who speak.