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John Mortimer

Writing • Born 1923

John Mortimer

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About

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

Play for Today posterPlay for TodaySeries • 1970The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Playhouse posterPlayhouseSeries • 1974Thirty-Minute Theatre posterThirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterAlfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Rumpole of the Bailey posterRumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975Brideshead Revisited posterBrideshead RevisitedSeries • 1981Bunny Lake Is Missing posterBunny Lake Is MissingMovie • 1965The Innocents posterThe InnocentsMovie • 1961John and Mary posterJohn and MaryMovie • 1969Tea with Mussolini posterTea with MussoliniMovie • 1999The Running Man posterThe Running ManMovie • 1963Don Quixote posterDon QuixoteMovie • 2000