Herbert Swears

Herbert William Swears (26 December 1868 in Surrey – 6 March 1946 in Sussex) was an author and playwright active in the United Kingdom between 1890 and 1920. He worked as a bank clerk and his father was blind. He wrote 22 published works including novellette and plays. Herbert Swears's one-act play The young idea was seen in 1936, long after publication across the Atlantic. A tight corner was revived as recently as 2012 by the Comedy Playhouse in Arizona. Swears acted as honorary secretary to the Irving Dramatic Society. Herbert toured the world at least once with a renowned actress Dame Madge Kendal.