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John Mortimer
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British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923-2009)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2009
- Works
- 249
Top works
- Das Pflichtmandat
- Three winters
- Call me a liar
- Charade
- Rumming Park
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Film & TV
Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
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
- Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene — Self2013
- Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies — Self (as Sir John Mortimer)2008
- Betjeman and Me2006
- The Garden Party1998
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers — Self1988
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil — Self1986
- The Trial of Lady Chatterley — Self1980
- Question Time — Self - Panellist1979
- One Pair of Eyes1967
- The Ware Case — Youth (uncredited)1938
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 186
- Total plays
- 4,600
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Mortimer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Hampstead
- Place of death
- Turville
- Spouse
- Penelope Mortimer
- Child
- Emily Mortimer
- Educated at
- Dragon School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
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- date of birth
- 1923-04-21
- date of death
- 2009-01-16
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- name in native language
- John Mortimer
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Article · Français
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, né le 21 avril 1923 à Londres dans le quartier de Hampstead et mort le 16 janvier 2009 à Turville, dans le Buckinghamshire, est un avocat, un scénariste et un écrivain britannique, auteur de la série policière ayant pour héros l'avocat londonien Rumpole. Il est le père de l'actrice Emily Mortimer.
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