Writing
John Mortimer
Born 1923-04-21 · Hampstead, London, United Kingdom · Died 2009-01-16
Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author. Mortimer was a prolific writer for the theatre, films (starting during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit), television and radio. He also wrote fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 30 years.
Known for
The Innocents
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Tea with Mussolini
The Running Man
John and Mary
Ferry to Hong Kong
Brown on Resolution
Edwin
Me and Marlborough
Back to Back
The Ware Case
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Trial and Error
Guns of Darkness
Rumpole's Return
A Voyage Round My Father
Cider with Rosie
A Flea In Her Ear
Lunch Hour
Maschenka
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
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