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Robert Bolt (1924–1995)

Writer | Director | Actor

Son of a small shopkeeper, he attended Manchester Grammar School. He later said that he made poor uses of his opportunities there. He went to work in an insurance office, but later entered Manchester University, taking a degree in History. A post-graduate year at Exeter University led to a schoolmaster's position... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Oxton Bolt
in Sale, Cheshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 70) in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, UK
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1991 Without Warning: The James Brady Story (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1988 A Man for All Seasons (TV movie) (play / screenplay)
 
1986 The Mission (original story & screenplay)
 
1984 The Bounty (screenplay)
 
1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor (TV short)
 
1973 Lady Caroline Lamb (writer)
 
1970 Ryan's Daughter (original screenplay)
 
1969 The Red Tent (uncredited)
 
1966 A Man for All Seasons (from the play by / screenplay)
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago (screenplay)
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
– The Flowering Cherry (1965) (play)
 
1964 Thomas More (TV movie) (play "A Man For All Seasons")
 
1964 ...und immer wieder LEBEN (TV movie) (writer)
 
1964 A Man for All Seasons (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Der kleine dicke Ritter Oblong Fitz-Oblong (TV series)
 
1963 De boomgaard (TV movie) (play "The Flowering Cherry")
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia (screenplay)
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Flowering Cherry (1960) (writer)
 
1959 Blühende Träume (TV movie) (play)
 
1957 A Man for All Seasons (TV movie) (play and screenplay)
 
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1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited)
 
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1999 Dogma (humble thanks)
 
1995 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (TV special documentary) (dedicatee)
 
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2008 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lawrence d'Arabie (2008) … Himself
 
1995 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Lean and Robert Bolt (1990) … Himself
 
1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor (TV short)
Himself
 
1972 The Films of Robert Bolt (documentary short)
Himself
 
1970 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– We're the Last of the Travelling Circuses (1970) … Himself
 
1967 The Levin Interview (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Bolt (1967) … Himself
 
1966 Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago (documentary short)
Himself
 
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2010 Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(play) The Thwarting Of Baron Bolligrew (1965) See more »

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Served in the RAF during World War II. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo