
John Mortimer
Writer
Born: April 21, 1923 (85 years old)
Died: January 16, 2009
Place of birth: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Biography
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.
Filmography (23)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986, ★ 7.1)
- Brideshead Revisited (1981, ★ 7.9)
- Brown on Resolution (1935, ★ 5.7)
- Tea with Mussolini (1999, ★ 6.4)
- Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965, ★ 7.2)
- The Innocents (1961, ★ 7.5)
- A Voyage Round My Father (1984, ★ 7.6)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
- The Dock Brief (1962, ★ 6.5)
- John and Mary (1969, ★ 5.8)
- Guns of Darkness (1962, ★ 6)
- Rumpole's Return (1980, ★ 5.7)
- Don Quixote (2000, ★ 6.3)
- The Running Man (1963, ★ 6.6)
- Lunch Hour (1962, ★ 6.7)
- A Flea in Her Ear (1968, ★ 6.2)
- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975, ★ 6.9)
- Summer's Lease (1989, ★ 7.3)
- Cider with Rosie (1998, ★ 5.4)
- Ferry to Hong Kong (1959, ★ 5.5)
- Play for Today (1970, ★ 6.3)
- Armchair Theatre (1956, ★ 5.8)