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Sir David Rippon Hare (born 5 June 1947) FRSL is an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. Best known for his stage work, Hare has also enjoyed great success with films, receiving two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing The Hours in 2002, based on the novel written by Michael Cunningham , and The ...
- Playwright, screenwriter, director
- Nicole Farhi
David Hare, British playwright, screenwriter, and director noted for his deftly crafted satires examining British society in the post-World War II era. He wrote such plays as Plenty and The Blue Room, and his film work included screenplay adaptations of The Hours and The Reader.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
David Hare is an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director. Best known for his stage work, Hare had also great success with films, receiving two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing The Hours (2002) in 2002, based on the novel written by Michael Cunningham, and The Reader (2008) in 2008, based ...
- Writer, Director, Producer
- June 5, 1947
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David Hare is an English playwright. He is known for his theatrical works including his acclaimed plays Pravda (1985), The Absence of War (1993), Skylight (1995), Amy's View (1997), and The Judas Kiss (1998). He is also known for his works on film and television.
David Hare, who arrived on the playwriting scene in the watershed year of 1968, is a dedicated social commentator. His plays, in spite of occasional excursions into the Third World, offer a richly comprehensive portrait of contemporary Britain and its institutions.
- Bexhill, East Sussex, England
- Faber And Faber Ltd
Dec 31, 2014 · Writer and director David Hare is one of England's leading political dramatists, celebrated for his many award-winning plays analysing the morality of contemporary Britain. This collection comprises BBC Radio dramatisations of some of his most acclaimed pieces.
Oct 31, 2015 · David Hare's plays and screenplays include Plenty, Skylight, The Blue Room, The Hours and Stuff Happens.
