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Norman Ginsbury

1902 – 1991

Writer, Source Material ( b. Nov 08, 1902 London, ENGLAND - d. Oct 15, 1991 Eastbourne, ENGLAND ) Male

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Lived 1902 – 1991 (aged 88). Norman Ginsbury was a British writer.

Norman Ginsbury (1902–1991) was a British writer, known for his plays. He also wrote material for film and television.

His 1935 play Viceroy Sarah about Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, ran for 157 performances in the West End. The play was the basis for Gilbert Miller's 1941 production Anne of England, which was adapted by Ethel Borden and Mary Cass Canfield and starred Flora Robson.

His 1945 play The First Gentleman, with music by Herbert Griffiths, ran for more than five hundred performances and was adapted into a 1948 film of the same title. In 1946 he had also worked on the screenplay of The Magic Bow for Gainsborough Pictures. He was also co-wrote the original screenplay for Alexander Korda's troubled film production Bonnie Prince Charlie.

He also translated several of Henrik Ibsen's works for performance on the London stage.

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Who was Norman Ginsbury?

Writer, Source Material ( b. Nov 08, 1902 London, ENGLAND - d. Oct 15, 1991 Eastbourne, ENGLAND ) Male

When was Norman Ginsbury born?

Norman Ginsbury was born on 8 November 1902 in Whitechapel.

When did Norman Ginsbury die?

Norman Ginsbury died on 15 October 1991 in East Sussex, Eastbourne, United Kingdom.

What was Norman Ginsbury's occupation?

Norman Ginsbury was a writer.

What nationality was Norman Ginsbury?

Norman Ginsbury was British.

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· Wikipedia: Norman Ginsbury

· Wikidata: Q66236452

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