John Mortimer

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.

Known For

Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies

21 June, 2008

The Ware Case

2 December, 1938

Me and Marlborough

22 July, 1935

Brown on Resolution

15 May, 1935

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

1 January, 2013

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

25 October, 1980

The Garden Party

1998

Betjeman and Me

2006

Question Time

1979

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988