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Charles McEvoy (1879–1929) was a British playwright and stage director. He was originally a journalist before switching to creative writing in 1907, becoming known for his realism. His 1923 play The Likes of Her was adapted into a 1931 film Sally in Our Alley.[1] His brother was the artist Ambrose McEvoy.

Charles McEvoy
Etching of Charles McEvoy by Augustus John
Born	30 June 1879 London
Died	16 February 1929 (aged 49) Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Writer
Years active	1907–1929

He died of cancer in 1929, aged 49.[2]

Selected works

• David Ballard (1907)
• The Village Wedding (1910) – premiered at McEvoy's theatre in his home village of Aldbourne, Wiltshire with an amateur cast;[2] taken to Manchester but failed in London[3]
• All That Matters (1911, West End)
• The Likes of Her (1923, West End); the 1931 film Sally in Our Alley, starring Gracie Fields, is loosely based on the play

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

• Charles McEvoy at IMDb

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