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 ''Viceroy Sarah'' is a 1935 historical play by the British writer Norman Ginsbury. It is based on the relationship between Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough and Queen Anne during the time of the War of the Spanish Succession. Its West End run la ...

'' about Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, ran for 157 performances in the West End. The play was the basis for

Gilbert Miller } Gilbert Heron Miller (July 3, 1884 – January 3, 1969) was an American theatrical producer. Born in New York City, he was the son of English-born theatrical producer Henry Miller and Bijou Heron, a former child actress. Raised and educated ...

'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'' ran for more than five hundred performances and was adapted into a 1948 film of the same title.Goble p.763 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 Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...

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

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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* 1902 births 1991 deaths British writers People from Whitechapel {{UK-writer-stub