John Mortimer
Known for Writing
Born April 21, 1923
Died January 16, 2009
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
Screenplay
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Screenplay
The Running Man
1963
Screenplay
Don Quixote
2000
Writer
John and Mary
1969
Screenplay
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King's Cross Lunch Hour
1972
Writer
Ferry to Hong Kong
1959
Dialogue
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
Teleplay
Cider with Rosie
1998
Writer
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
as Self
A Flea in Her Ear
1968
Writer
Guns of Darkness
1962
Screenplay
A Voyage Round My Father
1984
Writer
Me and Marlborough
1935
as Minor Role
The Dock Brief
1962
Writer
Brown on Resolution
1935
The Ware Case
1938
as Youth (uncredited)
Maschenka
1987
Writer
Lunch Hour
1962
Screenplay
Lunch Hour
1962
Producer
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