| Charles McEvoy | |
|---|---|
.png) Etching of Charles McEvoy by Augustus John | |
| Born | 30 June 1879 London |
| Died | 16 February 1929 (aged 49) Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1907–1929 |
Charles McEvoy (1879–1929) was a British playwright and stage director. He was originally a journalist before switching to creative writing in 1907, becoming known for his realism. His 1923 play The Likes of Her was adapted into a 1931 film Sally in Our Alley. His brother was the artist Ambrose McEvoy.
He died of cancer in 1929, aged 49.
Selected works
- David Ballard (1907)
- The Village Wedding (1910) – premiered at McEvoy's theatre in his home village of Aldbourne, Wiltshire with an amateur cast; taken to Manchester but failed in London
- All That Matters (1911, West End)
- The Likes of Her (1923, West End); the 1931 film Sally in Our Alley, starring Gracie Fields, is loosely based on the play
References
- Goble p.317
- ^ "Charles McEvoy - Playwright, Producer and Director". Aldbourne Heritage Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). "Parishes: Aldbourne". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 12. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 67–86. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British History Online.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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