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Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) [1] 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.
John Mortimer was one of the most famous authors from The United kingdom, who liked to write mystery, literature & fiction, thriller, and nonfiction novels. He was also a barrister, screenwriter, and dramatist.
Sir John Mortimer (born April 21, 1923, Hampstead, London, Eng.—died Jan. 16, 2009, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng.) was an English barrister and writer who wrote plays for the stage, television, radio, and motion pictures, as well as novels and autobiographical works.
John 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 writes fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 30 years.
Jan 17, 2009 · John Mortimer, barrister, author, playwright and creator of Horace Rumpole, the cunning defender of the British criminal classes, died on Friday at his home in Oxfordshire, England. He was...
Jan 18, 2009 · John Mortimer, a British lawyer and writer who created the character Horace Rumpole, a disheveled barrister memorably featured in the popular television series "Rumpole of the Bailey," died...
Jan 17, 2009 · Wit, flirt, genius: John Mortimer dies aged 85. His prodigious talent straddled the worlds of literature, law, and politics. John Walsh reports. Saturday 17 January 2009 01:00 GMT. Comments....
John Clifford Mortimer was a novelist, playwright and former practising barrister. Among his many publications are several volumes of Rumpole stories and a trilogy of political novels, Paradise Postponed, Titmuss Regained and The Sound of Trumpets, featuring Leslie Titmuss - a character as brilliant as Rumpole.
John Mortimer, Barrister and Writer Who Created Rumpole, Dies at 85. Mr. Mortimer was a barrister, author, playwright and the creator of Horace Rumpole, the cunning defender of the British ...
Jan 6, 2009 · John Mortimer, barrister, author, playwright and creator of Horace Rumpole, the cunning defender of the British criminal classes, has died, said his publisher at Viking, Tony Lacey.
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