Arthur Macrae

Arthur Macrae
in Dusty Ermine (1936)
Born(1908-03-17)17 March 1908
London, England
Died25 February 1962(1962-02-25) (aged 53)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Alma materRADA
Occupation(s)Playwright
Screenwriter
Actor

William Arthur Schröpfer (17 March 1908 – 25 February 1962) known by the pen name and stage name Arthur Macrae was an English playwright and comic actor. He graduated from RADA in 1928; with acting work including the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931), and South Sea Bubble (1956). He wrote the book for the 1945 hit West End musical Under the Counter.