Ronald Harwood
Born: 1934-11-09 in Cape Town, South Africa
Died: 2020-09-08
Known For: Writing
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).
Filmography
2023
- Faraway Downs ... (Screenplay)
2015
- The Dresser ... (Writer)
- The First Film as Himself
2009
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self
2008
- Australia ... (Screenplay)
2007
- Love in the Time of Cholera ... (Screenplay)
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ... (Screenplay)
2006
- Kidding with Oliver Twist: Barney Clark's Diary ... (Original Film Writer)
2005
- Oliver Twist ... (Screenplay)
2004
- Being Julia ... (Screenplay)
- Mackendrick on Film as Self
2003
- The Statement ... (Writer)
2002
- The Pianist ... (Screenplay)
- Taking Sides ... (Screenplay)
1995
- Cry, the Beloved Country ... (Writer)
1994
- The Browning Version ... (Writer)
1991
- A Fine Romance ... (Writer)
1988
- Costume Designer ... (Story)
1987
- Mandela ... (Writer)
- Breakthrough at Reykjavik ... (Script)
1985
- The Doctor and the Devils ... (Writer)
1983
- The Dresser ... (Screenplay)
1981
- Evita Peron ... (Teleplay)
1979
- Tales of the Unexpected ... (Writer)
1975
- Operation: Daybreak ... (Screenplay)
1970
- Eyewitness ... (Screenplay)
- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich ... (Screenplay)
1968
- Diamonds for Breakfast ... (Writer)
1966
- Arrivederci, Baby! ... (Story)
1965
- A High Wind in Jamaica ... (Screenplay)
1963
- The Barber of Stamford Hill ... (Screenplay)
1962
- Private Potter ... (Screenplay)
1953
- The Oscars as Self