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Also Known As Robert Emmet Sherwood
Born April 4, 1896 • New Rochelle • New York
Died November 14, 1955 (aged 59) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1947) • Pulitzer Prize (1939)
Notable Works “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” • “Idiot’s Delight” • “Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” • “The Best Years of Our Lives” • “There Shall Be No Night”

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