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'''Reginald Warren Chetham-Strode''', [[Military Cross|MC]], (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1974) was an English [[author]] and [[playwright]]. He wrote several plays including ''[[The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)|The Guinea Pig]]'' (1946) which was turned into a [[The Guinea Pig (film)|movie in 1948]]. He also wrote screenplays for several films between 1935 and 1951 including ''[[Odette (film)|Odette]]'' (1950).
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|birth_place = [[Henley-on-Thames|Henley]]<ref name = rfc>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk/memorial/WW1/chetham-strode.htm|title=Clifton RFC History - WW1 - Warren Chetham-Strode|website=www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk}}</ref>


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He wrote the BBC Radio series, ''The Barlowes of Beddington'', which ran from 1955–1959. 'The story of a public school seen through the eyes of a Headmaster and his Wife'. [[Patrick Barr]] played Robert Barlowe the headmaster and Pauline Jameson, Kate, his wife. Evans, the Head Boy, was Edward Hardwicke, John Charlesworth was Finlay, Barry McGregor was Shepherd and boys in the background were pupils from [[Barking Abbey School]]. Geoffrey Wincott played Dogget, the School Porter and Anthony Shaw was the Governor, General Naseby.
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| spouse = [[Moira Verschoyle]]
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He was educated at [[Sherborne School]].<ref>http://www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk/memorial/WW1/chetham-strode.htm</ref> During [[World War I]], he was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Border Regiment]]. As a lieutenant, he was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1916.<ref>http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29837/supplements/11533</ref> His elder brother Edward Randall Chetham-Strode was killed in action in 1917.<ref>http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1628637</ref>
'''Reginald Warren Chetham-Strode''', [[Military Cross|MC]] (28 January 1896 &ndash; 26 April 1974) was an English [[author]] and [[playwright]]. He wrote several plays, including the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] hit ''[[The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)|The Guinea Pig]]'' (1946), which was turned into a [[The Guinea Pig (film)|film in 1948]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mreCBAAAQBAJ&q=the+guinea+pig+london+stage+1940-1949&pg=PA222|title=The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel|first=J. P.|last=Wearing|date=22 August 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810893061}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-guinea-pig-v94005|title=The Guinea Pig (1948) - John Boulting, Roy Boulting &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He also wrote screenplays for several films between 1935 and 1951, including ''[[Odette (1950 film)|Odette]]'' (1950).<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Mr. Warren Chetham-Strode |work=[[The Times]] |page=16 |date= 27 April 1974}}</ref>

==Early life==
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He was educated at [[Sherborne School]].<ref name = rfc/> During [[World War I]], he was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Border Regiment]]. As a lieutenant, he was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1916.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29837/supplements/11533 London Gazette issue 29837] {{dead link|date=April 2023}}</ref> His elder brother Edward Randall Chetham-Strode was killed in action in 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1628637|title=Casualty|website=www.cwgc.org}}</ref>

==Career==
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He wrote his first play, ''Abdul the Dammed'', in 1935.<ref name = rfc/> He later wrote the BBC Radio series ''The Barlowes of Beddington'', which ran from 1955 to 1959. 'The story of a public school seen through the eyes of a Headmaster and his Wife'. [[Patrick Barr]] played Robert Barlowe the headmaster and [[Pauline Jameson]], Kate, his wife.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3e6dd5a4c32e4791bd2d18506f41b87f|title=Patrick Barr and Pauline Jameson in * THE BARLOWES OF BEDDINGTON'|date=31 January 1955|issue=1629|page=19|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> Evans, the Head Boy, was [[Edward Hardwicke]], John Charlesworth was Finlay, Barry McGregor was Shepherd and boys in the background were pupils from [[Barking Abbey School]]. Geoffrey Wincott played Dogget, the School Porter and Anthony Shaw was the Governor, General Naseby.

==Personal life==
He was married on 16 July 1927 to the writer [[Moira Verschoyle]], with whom he had one son, Michael Edward Chetham-Strode.<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland|date= 1976|pages=1166}}</ref>

==Selected plays==
* ''The Day Is Gone'' (1938)
* ''[[Young Mrs. Barrington]]'' (1945)
* ''[[The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)|The Guinea Pig]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Background (play)|Background]]'' (1950)


==References==
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==External links==
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* {{imdb name|0834752|Warren Chetham-Strode}}
* {{IMDb name|0834752|Warren Chetham-Strode}}
* [https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp68768/warren-chetham-strode Warren Chetham-Strode] at National Portrait Gallery

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Warren Chetnam-Strode
MC
Born(1896-01-28)28 January 1896
Henley[1]
Died26 April 1974(1974-04-26) (aged 78)
Playden, East Sussex[1]
Occupations
  • Author
  • playwright
Years active1935–1974
SpouseMoira Verschoyle
Children1

Reginald Warren Chetham-Strode, MC (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1974) was an English author and playwright. He wrote several plays, including the West End hit The Guinea Pig (1946), which was turned into a film in 1948.[2][3] He also wrote screenplays for several films between 1935 and 1951, including Odette (1950).[4]

Early life[edit]

He was educated at Sherborne School.[1] During World War I, he was commissioned into the Border Regiment. As a lieutenant, he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916.[5] His elder brother Edward Randall Chetham-Strode was killed in action in 1917.[6]

Career[edit]

He wrote his first play, Abdul the Dammed, in 1935.[1] He later wrote the BBC Radio series The Barlowes of Beddington, which ran from 1955 to 1959. 'The story of a public school seen through the eyes of a Headmaster and his Wife'. Patrick Barr played Robert Barlowe the headmaster and Pauline Jameson, Kate, his wife.[7] Evans, the Head Boy, was Edward Hardwicke, John Charlesworth was Finlay, Barry McGregor was Shepherd and boys in the background were pupils from Barking Abbey School. Geoffrey Wincott played Dogget, the School Porter and Anthony Shaw was the Governor, General Naseby.

Personal life[edit]

He was married on 16 July 1927 to the writer Moira Verschoyle, with whom he had one son, Michael Edward Chetham-Strode.[8]

Selected plays[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Clifton RFC History - WW1 - Warren Chetham-Strode". www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk.
  2. ^ Wearing, J. P. (22 August 2014). The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893061.
  3. ^ "The Guinea Pig (1948) - John Boulting, Roy Boulting | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Mr. Warren Chetham-Strode". The Times. 27 April 1974. p. 16.
  5. ^ London Gazette issue 29837 [dead link]
  6. ^ "Casualty". www.cwgc.org.
  7. ^ "Patrick Barr and Pauline Jameson in * THE BARLOWES OF BEDDINGTON'". 31 January 1955. p. 19 – via BBC Genome.
  8. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland. 1976. p. 1166.

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