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Terence Rattigan
British playwright and screenwriter (1911ā1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan CBE (10 June 1911 ā 30 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.[1] He wrote The Winslow Boy (1946), The Browning Version (1948), The Deep Blue Sea (1952) and Separate Tables (1954), among many others.
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Born | (1911-06-10)10 June 1911 South Kensington, London, England |
Died | 30 November 1977(1977-11-30) (aged 66) |
Other names | Terence Mervyn Rattigan |
Occupation | Playwright |
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A troubled homosexual who saw himself as an outsider,[2] Rattigan wrote a number of plays which centred on issues of sexual frustration, failed relationships, or a world of repression and reticence.[3][2]