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Robert Bolt (1924–1995)


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, first at a village school in ... See full bio »

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Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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(1962)
A Missão Writer
(1986)
Doutor Jivago Writer
(1965)

Filmography

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 2015 Jake and the Giants (inspiration)
 1991 Sem Aviso: A História de James Brady (TV Movie) (teleplay)
 1988 Conflito Mortal (TV Movie) (play) / (screenplay)
 1986 A Missão (original story & screenplay)
 1984 Revolta no Pacífico (screenplay)
 1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor (TV Short documentary)
 1979 Ridder Runde og hans kamp mot drager og baroner (TV Mini-Series) (play: "The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew")
 1972 Lady Caroline (written by)
 1970 A Filha de Ryan (original screenplay)
 1969 A Grande Odisseia (uncredited)
 1966 Um Homem para a Eternidade (from the play by) / (screenplay)
 1965 Doutor Jivago (screenplay)
 1965 Thursday Theatre (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- The Flowering Cherry (1965) ... (play)
 1964 A Man for All Seasons (TV Movie) (play)
 1964 Thomas More (TV Movie) (play "A Man For All Seasons")
 1964 ...und immer wieder LEBEN (TV Movie) (writer)
 1963 Der kleine dicke Ritter Oblong Fitz-Oblong (TV Series) (novel)
 1963 De boomgaard (TV Movie) (play "The Flowering Cherry")
 1962 Lawrence da Arábia (screenplay)
 1962 The Tiger and the Horse (TV Movie) (play)
 1958-1961 Theatre Night (TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Tiger and the Horse (1961) ... (play)
- Flowering Cherry (1958) ... (play)
 1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Flowering Cherry (1960) ... (writer)
 1959 Blühende Träume (TV Movie) (play)
 1957 A Man for All Seasons (TV Movie) (play and screenplay - as Robert Oxton Bolt)
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Other Works:

The Mission, a novel first published and reprinted in 1986 as a paperback by Penguin Books Ltd, Middlesex, England. Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons appear on the book's front cover as their respective characters from the film of the same. ISBN: 0-14-009425-3 See more »

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1 Print Biography | 1 Article | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Oxton Bolt
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In an interview with Melvyn Bragg, Bolt said that he had had a very strict Methodist upbringing which involved attending church three times on Sundays. When he turned 16, his father said that Robert could now choose for himself: his choice was that he never went back to church again. His father agreed with this and said that he himself would never go back again. See more »

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