Arthur Macrae
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Arthur Macrae | |
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 in Dusty Ermine (1936) | |
| Born | 17 March 1908 London, England |
| Died | 25 February 1962 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | RADA |
| Occupations | Playwright Screenwriter Actor |
William Arthur Schröpfer (17 March 1908 – 25 February 1962) known by the pen name and stage name Arthur Macrae was an English playwright and comic actor.[1][2][3] He graduated from RADA in 1928;[4] with acting work including the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931), and South Sea Bubble (1956).[5][6] He wrote the book for the 1945 hit West End musical Under the Counter.
Selected written works
[edit | edit source]- Flat to Let - play (1931), produced at the Criterion Theatre with Lilian Braithwaite and Ann Todd
- She Shall Have Music - film (1935)
- Under Your Hat - musical play (1939) (filmed in 1940)
- Traveller's Joy - play (1948) (filmed in 1949)
- Encore - film (1951) segment "Winter Cruise"
- Both Ends Meet - play (1954)[7][8] also filmed by the BBC for the Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963) aired 25 March 1962.[9]
References
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- ^ Albert Hunt, Geoffrey Reeves Peter Brook 1995 - Page 6 0521296056 "What on earth was Both Ends Meet in 1954? It was a play by a comedian, Arthur Macrae, about a man who hates the Inland Revenue. He won't marry his fiancee, because the two of them get better tax concessions as 'separate units', and he ."
- ^ Peter Brook: A Biography - Page 81 1408852284 Michael Kustow - 2013 "More robust was Arthur Macrae's comedy Both Ends Meet, a comedy about cheating the taxman which Brook directed in the summer of 1954 at the Apollo Theatre. "
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Arthur Macrae at IMDb
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