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James Bridie

Born

in Glasgow, Scotland

January 03, 1888

Died

January 29, 1951

Genre

Drama, Memoir

Influences

James Mavor, Thomas Malory ...more

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James Bridie was the pseudonym of a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and surgeon 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.

The Sunlight Sonata (1928) was performed by the Scottish National Players but it was The Anatomist (1931) which really began his writing career. Other plays include Jonah and the Whale (1932); A Sleeping Clergyman (1933); Marriage is No Joke (1934); Colonel Wotherspoon (1934); The King of Nowhere (1938); One Way of Living (1939), an autobiographical drama; Mr. Bolfry (1943); Dr. Angelus (1947); and The Queen’s Comedy (1950). Towards the end of the 40s, Mavor used another name, J.P. Kellock, when he co-wrote The Tintock Cup ...more

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James Bridie’s books

Average rating: 3.4 · 25 ratings · 2 reviews · 60 distinct works

	Tobias and the Angel 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1931 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anatomist 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1932 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil to Stage: Five Plays by James Bridie by James Bridie, Gerard Carruthers (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Read: A Play in Three Acts by James Bridie, Claud Gurney it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1934	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr Bolfry: A Play in Four Scenes by James Bridie, John Thomas Low (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1943 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plays for Plain People: Mr. Bolfry; Lancelot; Holy Isle; Jonah and the Whale; The Sign of the Prophet Jonah; The Dragon and the Dove liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1944 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daphne Laureola it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1949 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Plays: A Sleeping Clergyman and other plays; Tobias and the Angel; Jonah and the Whale; The Anatomist; The Amazed Evangelist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1934 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen's Comedy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Trump 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1938 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars