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Sher·wood  (shûrwd), Robert Emmet 1896-1955.
American playwright whose works include Idiot's Delight (1936), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), and There Shall Be No Night (1940), each of which won a Pulitzer Prize.
Sherwood [ˈʃɜːˌwʊd]
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(Biographies / Sherwood, Robert Emmet (1896-1955) M, US, THEATRE: dramatist) Robert Emmet. 1896-1955, US dramatist. His plays include The Petrified Forest (1935), Idiot's Delight (1936), and There shall be no Night (1940)
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Noun1.Sherwood - United States playwright (1896-1955)Sherwood - United States playwright (1896-1955)
Robert Emmet Sherwood
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