St. John Greer Ervine

ST. JOHN GREER ERVINE d1971. Irish author, writer, critic and dramatist. He was born in Belfast, but moved to London while in his teens. His first play, Mixed Marriage was produced at the Abbey theatre in 1911. In June 1913, he was standing beside Emily Davison at the Epsom Derby and witnessed her being fatally injured by King George V's horse. He served in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during WWI and suffered an injury that resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. His 1956 biography George Bernard Shaw was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He died in London aged 87 in January 1971.