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Robert Ardrey

American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 71

Robert Ardrey was an American playwright, screenwriter and science writer, best known for his books African Genesis (1961) and The Territorial Imperative (1966). After a Broadway and Hollywood career, he returned to his academic training in anthropology in the 1950s.

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Guggenheim Fellowship1936
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1980 · aged 71

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