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James Bridie. James Bridie (3 January 1888 in Glasgow – 29 January 1951 in Edinburgh) was the pseudonym of a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician whose real name was Osborne Henry Mavor. He took his pen-name from his paternal grandfather's first name and his grandmother's maiden name.
James Bridie was a Scottish playwright whose popular, witty comedies were significant to the revival of the Scottish drama during the 1930s. Trained at the University of Glasgow’s medical school, Bridie maintained a successful general practice (until 1938) and served as a physician in World War I.
James Bridie was born on 3 January 1888 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Under Capricorn (1949), Storm in a Teacup (1937) and Folly to Be Wise (1952). He was previously married to Rona Locke Bremner. He died on 29 January 1951 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
James Bridie. (1888—1951) Quick Reference. (pseudonym of Osborne Henry Mavor) (1888–1951), playwright, established his reputation with The Anatomist (1930), a comedy on the grave‐robbers Burke and Hare.
James Bridie was born on 3 January 1888 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Under Capricorn (1949), Storm in a Teacup (1937) and Folly to Be Wise (1952). He was married to Rona Locke Bremner. He died on 29 January 1951 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Jun 21, 2021 · So began The Herald’s review of the latest James Bridie play on February 10, 1950. He was the Glasgow-born playwright whose witty comedies helped revive Scottish theatre in the 1930s – but if he had stuck to his original choice of career, we might never have heard of him.
James Bridie, pseudonym of Osborne Henry Mavor (1888-1951), was one of the leading British playwrights of his generation, the founder of the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, in 1943, and the first chairman of the Scottish Committee of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts established in 1942, (subsequently the Scottish Committee of ...
Discover James Bridie famous and rare quotes. "Boredom is a sign of satisfied ignorance, blunted..."
James Bridie. This collection includes correspondence, financial papers, presscuttings, programmes and scripts. James Bridie (Osborne Henry Mavor 1888-1951) was born in Glasgow on 3 January 1888, the eldest son of Henry Alexander Mavor (1858-1915) and his wife, Janet Osborne (1860-1926).
The disguised archangel Raphael, who has been hospitably received by Tobit, volunteers to accompany Tobias on a journey to Media. They stop in Ecbatana at the home of Sarah, whom Tobias marries despite a warning that seven previous bridegrooms were murdered by the demon Asmoday (Asmodeus).
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