Does an understanding of how the Bible was written, play a strong role in any Christian sect?
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As a Catholic, you study the books of the bible taking into account to whom the books were written.
The Catholic faith is based on Scripture and Tradition (with a capital 'T'). We realize that in the early church, many things were passed down by word of mouth. In other words from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
82 As a result the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, “does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence.”44
As far as I can tell, there is not great importance placed on who specifically wrote a book, but the author is taken into account while reading the scripture.
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For most Protestants the answer would be the same as for Catholics, as set out in Andrew's excellent answer.
Understanding of the Bible should include an understanding of the context in which it was written, including the author, the intended audience, and the situation in which both of those existed.
Evangelical denominations do place an emphasis on the belief that the "traditional" attributions of authorship are correct, for example that the Gospel of Matthew was in fact written by Matthew the Apostle.
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