Robert E. Sherwood (1896 - 1955)

Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. 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.