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Ben Travers(1886-1980)

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Ben Travers was born on 12 November 1886 in Hendon, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Inheritance (1947), Dishonour Bright (1936) and Second Best Bed (1938). He was previously married to Dorothy Ethel Violet Mouncey. He died on 18 December 1980 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 12, 1886
DiedDecember 18, 1980(94)
BornNovember 12, 1886
DiedDecember 18, 1980(94)
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Known for

The Inheritance (1947)
The Inheritance
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1947
Dishonour Bright (1936)
Dishonour Bright
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1936
Tom Walls in Second Best Bed (1938)
Second Best Bed
4.9
  • Writer
  • 1938
Lady in Danger (1934)
Lady in Danger
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1934

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  • Jeste není pozde
  • Ein Kuckuck im Nest
  • Yo robo, tú chantajeas, ella estafa y, además, un muerto
  • Spät ins Bett
  • Rablók
  • Ehrlich währt am längsten
  • She Follows Me About
  • Dirty Work
  • Plunder
  • A Cup of Kindness
  • Turkey Time
  • A Cuckoo in the Nest
  • Rookery Nook
  • John Gregson in The Jazz Age (1968)
    The Jazz Age
  • Laughter from the Whitehall (1963)
    Laughter from the Whitehall

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    • November 12, 1886
    • Hendon, London, England, UK
    • December 18, 1980
    • London, England, UK
    • April 29, 1916 - September 22, 1951 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Cuckoo in the Nest", performed at the Sybil Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, with Geoffrey Lumsden, Philip Gilbert and Josephine Tewson in the cast.

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    Educated at Abbey School and Charterhouse.

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