John Mortimer
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
WritingBirthday
April 21, 1923Deathday
January 16, 2009Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
31Place of birth
Hampstead, London, United KingdomCast credits
Crew credits
Tea with Mussolini
ScreenplayBunny Lake Is Missing
ScreenplayTrial and Error
WriterJohn and Mary
ScreenplayThe Innocents
Additional WritingGuns of Darkness
ScreenplayRumpole's Return
WriterA Voyage Round My Father
WriterBermondsey
WriterDon Quixote
Writer24 Hours in a Woman's Life
TeleplayThe Running Man
ScreenplayLunch Hour
Screenplay, ProducerCider with Rosie
WriterUnity
ScriptA Flea In Her Ear
WriterThe Dock Brief
WriterFerry to Hong Kong
DialogueMaschenka
Writer