Person
John Mortimer
- Specialty
- Writing
- Birth
- April 21, 1923 · 85 years
- Death
- January 16, 2009
- Origin
- Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Professional Trajectory
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.
