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Ronald Harwood

Writing · 1934–2020 · Cape Town, South Africa

Biography

Sir Ronald Harwood CBE FRSL (né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser (for which he was nominated for an Oscar) and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).

Known for

Filmography

2023Faraway DownsScreenplay
2020Investigating The Ladykillers
2015The DresserWriter
2015The First FilmHimself
2012QuartetTheatre Play
2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeSelf
2008AustraliaScreenplay
2007Love in the Time of CholeraScreenplay
2007The Diving Bell and the ButterflyScreenplay
2006Kidding with Oliver Twist: Barney Clark's DiaryOriginal Film Writer
2005Oliver TwistScreenplay
2004Being JuliaScreenplay
2004Mackendrick on FilmSelf
2003The StatementWriter
2002The PianistScreenplay
2002Taking SidesScreenplay
1995Cry, the Beloved CountryWriter
1994The Browning VersionWriter
1991A Fine RomanceWriter
1988Costume DesignerStory
1987Breakthrough at ReykjavikScript
1987MandelaWriter
1985The Doctor and the DevilsWriter
1983The DresserProducer
1981Evita PeronTeleplay
1979Tales of the UnexpectedWriter
1975Operation: DaybreakScreenplay
1970One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichScreenplay
1970EyewitnessScreenplay
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreWriter
1968Diamonds for BreakfastWriter
1967ITV PlayhouseWriter
1966Arrivederci, Baby!Story
1965Knock on Any DoorWriter
1965A High Wind in JamaicaScreenplay
1963The Barber of Stamford HillScreenplay
1962Private PotterScreenplay
1953The OscarsSelf

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