I sat through the first act and heard my lovely lines falling like cold porridge on a damp mattress.
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| Birth: | 3rd January, 1888 |
| Death: | 29th January, 1951 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Playwright, Screenwriter, Surgeon |
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James Bridie was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and surgeon whose real name was Osborne Henry Mavor. He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow graduating in 1913, then served as a military doctor during World War I, seeing service in France and Mesopotamia. He wrote several plays include: The Sleeping Clergyman and Daphne Laureola. He wrote several films include: Storm in a Teacup, The Paradine Case, Under Capricorn, Stage Fright, Flesh and Blood, You're Only Young Twice, and Folly to Be Wise.
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