Sir John Mortimer

21 April 1923 - 16 January 2009

Writer

A successful barrister whose courtroom experiences informed his most enduring character, Mortimer created Rumpole of the Bailey who enjoyed popularity on television between 1978 and 1992. Among his other works was his skilful adaptation of Brideshead Revisited (1981), the autobiographical A Voyage Round My Father (1982) and Paradise Postponed (1986).

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- Read John Mortimer's Telegraph Obituary
- Read John Mortimer's Independent Obituary