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Also Known As Robert Oxton Bolt
Born August 15, 1924 • Sale • England
Died February 20, 1995 (aged 70) • England
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1967) • Academy Award (1966)
Notable Works “A Man for All Seasons” • “A Man for All Seasons” • “Doctor Zhivago” • “Flowering Cherry” • “Lawrence of Arabia” • “Ryan’s Daughter” • “The Bounty” • “The Mission” • “Vivat! Vivat! Regina”
John Osborne
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Tom Stoppard
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Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
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Harold Pinter
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British writer and director Mike Leigh.
Mike Leigh
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Noël Coward
Noël Coward
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P.G. Wodehouse, 1945.
P.G. Wodehouse
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David Mercer
British playwright
R.C. Sherriff
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Ben Elton
Ben Elton
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
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David Hare
David Hare
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Alun Owen
British dramatist
David Storey
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Michael Frayn
British author and translator
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Shelagh Delaney
British dramatist
James Goldman
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
American writer and producer
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Robert E. Sherwood
American playwright
Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
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