John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Hampstead
- Educated at
- Dragon SchoolBrasenose CollegeHarrow School
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Commander of the Order of the British Empire🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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"People will go to endless trouble to divorce one person and then marry someone who is exactly the same, except probably a bit poorer and a bit nastier. I don't think anybody learns anything."
"John Mortimer, The Art of Fiction No. 106" interviewed by Rosemary Herbert in The Paris Review"
"The three towering geniuses of European culture, Shakespeare, Mozart and Leonardo da Vinci were not allowed to appear on the euro note as they might, in their separate ways, cause offense: Mozart beca…"
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1923
Born
Birth2009
Died
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