death_place death_date birth_place othername birth_date imdb_id article_title name occupation
sussex , united kingdom 22 november 1957 manchester , lancashire united kingdom william vernon scotchburn 9 august 1896 0843178 vernon sylvaine
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vernon sylvaine

vernon sylvaine -lrb- 1896 -- 1957 -rrb- was a british playwright and screenwriter .
he is known for writing several popular stage farces .
he began working in film in 1937 when his stage hit `` are n't men beasts ! ''
was turned into a film of the same title starring robertson hare and alfred drayton .
hare and drayton starred in two further adaptations of his plays `` a spot of bother '' -lrb- 1938 -rrb- and `` women are n't angels '' -lrb- 1942 -rrb- .
he adapted his own play for the 1943 comedy-thriller `` warn that man '' .
he was the father of the actress june sylvaine .
