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Born in New Rochelle, New York and educated at Harvard University , Sherwood fought with the Canadian Black Watch in Europe during World War I and was wounded. After his return to the U.S., he began working as a Movie Critic for such Magazines as '' Life '' and '' Vanity Fair ''. Sherwood was one of the original members of the Algonquin Round Table . He was close friends with Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley , who were on the staff of Vanity Fair with Sherwood when the Round Table began meeting in 1919. Author Edna Ferber was also a good friend. His first play, '' The Road To Rome '' in 1927 was greeted with success. The play is a Comedy concerning Hannibal's botched Invasion of Rome . One of the underlying Themes of this work is the stupidity of war. This is a recurrent Motif in many of his dramatic works including his '' Idiot's Delight '' of 1936 which won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes . In addition to his work for the stage, Sherwood also was in demand in Hollywood . He began writing for the Silver Screen in 1926 . While some of his work is uncredited, his films include many Adaptations of his plays. With Europe in the midst of World War II , Sherwood changed his anti-war stance and supported American involvement against the Third Reich . His 1940 play, '' There Shall Be No Night '' told the story of the Russian invasion of Finland . His Patriotism led him to work as a Speechwriter for President Franklin D. Roosevelt . He recounted this period with his book '' Roosevelt And Hopkins '' which won a Pulitzer Prize and a Bancroft Prize in 1949 . He returned to playwrighting after the war and produced his memorable script for the film '' The Best Years Of Our Lives '' which was directed by William Wyler . The 1946 film explores how the lives of three Servicemen have been changed after they return home from war. Sherwood died of a Heart Attack in New York City in 1955. PLAYS
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