John Mortimer (1) (1923–2009)
Author of The First Rumpole Omnibus
For other authors named John Mortimer, see the disambiguation page.
John Mortimer (1) has been aliased into John Mortimer.
Series
Works by John Mortimer
Works have been aliased into John Mortimer.
Rumpole of the Bailey: The Lost Episode: Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt [TV Series Episode] (1975) — Author — 15 copies
Marble Arch 1 copy
Rumpole's Return [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
A Programmed Christmas Carol 1 copy
Associated Works
Works have been aliased into John Mortimer.
The Pleasure of Reading: 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books that Inspired Them (2015) — Contributor — 82 copies
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Contributor — 54 copies
Trial and Error [1962 film] — Play — 16 copies
Penguins 60s Classics (Loose as the Wind; Now Remember; Florence Nightingale; Rumpole and the Younger Generation;… (1996) — Contributor — 12 copies
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Ambler Warning / True Believer / Tyrannosaur Canyon / Quite Honestly (2006) 7 copies
The Ebony Tower [1984 TV film] — adaptor — 5 copies
Playbill Three [A Choice of Kings | Boy Dudgeon | Excursion | A Dead Liberty | The Gift] (1969) — Contributor — 4 copies
Paradise Postponed: The Complete Series — Screenwriter — 2 copies
Rumpole and the Sporting Life [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 2 copies
Brideshead Revisited, Volume One [1981 TV miniseries] — Screenwriter — 2 copies
Rumpole of Bailey: The Complete Fourth Season — Writer — 2 copies
Rumpole of Bailey: The Complete Second Season — Writer — 2 copies
Rumpole at Sea [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 2 copies
Rumpole and the Right to Silence [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 2 copies
Rumpole of the Bailey: Vol. 3, Episodes 5 and 6 [TV Series] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole of the Bailey: Vol. 2, Episodes 3 and 4 [TV Series] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole of the Bailey: The Compete Sixth Season — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole of the Bailey: The Complete Seventh Season — Writer — 1 copy
Brideshead Revisited, Episode 11 [1981 TV miniseries] — Screenwriter — 1 copy
The Count of Monte Cristo. Introduced by John Mortimer. Illustrated by Roman Pisareo. (1999) — Introduction, some editions — 1 copy
Brideshead Revisited, Volume Five [1981 TV miniseries] — Screenwriter — 1 copy
Brideshead Revisited, Volume Four [1981 TV miniseries] — Screenwriter — 1 copy
Rumpole of the Bailey: Vol. 4, Episodes 7 and 8 [TV Series] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole of the Bailey: The Complete Fifth Season — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Golden Thread [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Brideshead Revisited, Volume Three [1981 TV miniseries] — Screenwriter — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Family Pride [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Tap End [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and Portia [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Alternative Society [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Barrow Boy [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Blind Tasting [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Case of Identity [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Children of the Devil [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Course of True Love [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole of the Bailey: Vol. 1, Episodes 1 and 2 [TV Series] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Fascist Beast [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Brideshead Revisited, Volume Two [1981 TV miniseries] — Screenwriter — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Official Secret [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Show Folk [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Quality of Life [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Quacks [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Old, Old Story [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Old Boy Net [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Female of the Species [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Married Lady [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Genuine Article [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Last Resort [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Honourable Member [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Rumpole and the Learned Friends [TV Series Episode] — Writer — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Mortimer, John
- Legal name
- Mortimer, John Clifford
- Birthdate
- 1923-04-21
- Date of death
- 2009-01-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Turville Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Cause of death
- complications of a stroke
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK - Education
- Harrow School
Oxford University (BA|1943 - Brasenose College) - Occupations
- lawyer
playwright
novelist
writer
Barrister
screenwriter (show all 7)
autobiographer - Relationships
- Mortimer, Penelope (wife | divorced)
Craig, Wendy (lover)
Mortimer, Jeremy (son)
Smith, Evelyn (aunt) - Organizations
- Burma Campaign UK (patron)
Royal Court Theatre (president)
Royal National Theatre (board member)
Inner Temple (1948)
Garrick Club - Awards and honors
- British Book Award (Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005)
British television Writer of the Year (1980)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (chairman, 1989-1999)
Commander, Order of the British Empire (1986)
Knight Bachelor (1998)
Queen's Counsel (1966) (show all 8)
Italia Prize (1957)
Master of the Bench, Inner Temple (1975) - Agent
- Peters Fraser and Dunlop
- Short biography
- John Mortimer was born in London to Clifford Mortimer, a barrister, and his wife Kathleen May, née Smith. Mortimer attended the Dragon School and Harrow, originally intending to become an actor, and then a writer. His father persuaded him to follow him into a legal career. Mortimer went up to Oxford University, where he read law. During World War II, he worked for the Crown Film Unit, writing scripts for propaganda documentaries. Mortimer made his debut as an original playwright with The Dock Brief, first broadcast on BBC Radio in 1957 and later adapted for television.
Mortimer was called to the Bar at age 25 in 1948. His early career focused on wills and divorces, but he later undertook criminal cases. He's now best remembered for creating the character of Horace Rumpole, a barrister at London's Old Bailey courthouse.
He was married to Penelope Fletcher, who wrote as Penelope Mortimer. The couple divorced in 1971, and he married Penelope Gollop, with whom he had two daughters, Emily Mortimer and Rosie Mortimer. He was awarded the CBE in 1986, and knighted in 1998.
Members
Reviews
Lists
Awards
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 140
- Also by
- 95
- Members
- 14,581
- Popularity
- #1,577
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 268
- ISBNs
- 717
- Languages
- 10
- Favorited
- 43