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- Birth nameBenjamin Travers
- Ben Travers was born on November 12, 1886 in Hendon, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Inheritance (1947), Dishonour Bright (1936) and Second Best Bed (1938). He was married to Dorothy Ethel Violet Mouncey. He died on December 18, 1980 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseDorothy Ethel Violet Mouncey(April 29, 1916 - September 22, 1951) (her death)
- Was a pilot during World War I, by 1918 having risen to the rank of major and command of a squadron in the newly-formed RAF. Travers rejoined the RAF as an intelligence officer at the beginning of World War II, working for the Ministry of Information.
- Educated at Abbey School and Charterhouse.
- English playwright and screenwriter, best known for the "Aldwych farces" of the early 1930's.
- Ardent cricket follower.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
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