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'''Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell''' [[FRSL]] (born 1 May 1935), is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist. He is best known as the writer of the play and film ''[[Another Country (play)|Another Country]]'', and as a screenwriter for TV, producing many original plays and series episodes, including at least ten for ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''. |
'''Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell''' [[FRSL]] (born 1 May 1935), is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist. He is best known as the writer of the play and film ''[[Another Country (play)|Another Country]]'', and as a screenwriter for TV, producing many original plays and series episodes, including at least ten for ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''. |
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Mitchell was born in [[Epping]], [[Essex]], and educated at [[Winchester College]], where he won the English Verse and Duncan Reading Prizes.<ref>Winchester College Register 1992</ref> He did his national service in submarines 1953-55 as a [[Sub-Lieutenant|Sub Lt]] [[RNVR]]. He then went to [[Oxford University|Oxford]], where he received a BA with first class honours in 1958. This was followed by a period as a [[Harkness Fellow]] in the USA (1959–61). Since 1962 he has been a freelance writer. |
Mitchell was born in [[Epping, Essex|Epping]], [[Essex]], and educated at [[Winchester College]], where he won the English Verse and Duncan Reading Prizes.<ref>Winchester College Register 1992</ref> He did his national service in submarines 1953-55 as a [[Sub-Lieutenant|Sub Lt]] [[RNVR]]. He then went to [[Oxford University|Oxford]], where he received a BA with first class honours in 1958. This was followed by a period as a [[Harkness Fellow]] in the USA (1959–61). Since 1962 he has been a freelance writer. |
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In the late 1960s, Mitchell co-wrote the [[teleplay]] ''[[Arthur (album)|Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)]]'' with [[Ray Davies]] of [[The Kinks]]. It was never produced, though it gave rise to the band's [[concept album]]. He recently recalled the aborted project: "''Arthur'' had a most unhappy history. It was originally meant to be a ... sort of rock opera, and we got as far as casting (excellent director and actors) and finding locations and were about to go when the producer went to a production meeting without a proper budget, tried to flannel his way through it, was immediately sussed and the production pulled. I have never been able to forgive the man." |
In the late 1960s, Mitchell co-wrote the [[teleplay]] ''[[Arthur (album)|Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)]]'' with [[Ray Davies]] of [[The Kinks]]. It was never produced, though it gave rise to the band's [[concept album]]. He recently recalled the aborted project: "''Arthur'' had a most unhappy history. It was originally meant to be a ... sort of rock opera, and we got as far as casting (excellent director and actors) and finding locations and were about to go when the producer went to a production meeting without a proper budget, tried to flannel his way through it, was immediately sussed and the production pulled. I have never been able to forgive the man." |
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Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell FRSL (born 1 May 1935), is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist. He is best known as the writer of the play and film Another Country, and as a screenwriter for TV, producing many original plays and series episodes, including at least ten for Inspector Morse.
Mitchell was born in Epping, Essex, and educated at Winchester College, where he won the English Verse and Duncan Reading Prizes.[1] He did his national service in submarines 1953-55 as a Sub Lt RNVR. He then went to Oxford, where he received a BA with first class honours in 1958. This was followed by a period as a Harkness Fellow in the USA (1959–61). Since 1962 he has been a freelance writer.
In the late 1960s, Mitchell co-wrote the teleplay Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) with Ray Davies of The Kinks. It was never produced, though it gave rise to the band's concept album. He recently recalled the aborted project: "Arthur had a most unhappy history. It was originally meant to be a ... sort of rock opera, and we got as far as casting (excellent director and actors) and finding locations and were about to go when the producer went to a production meeting without a proper budget, tried to flannel his way through it, was immediately sussed and the production pulled. I have never been able to forgive the man."
Mitchell has written nine produced plays, including Another Country, which won the SWET (now Olivier) Award for best play of the year (1981), and After Aida (1985), a play-with-music about composer Giuseppe Verdi. He has also written the screenplay for five movies, starting by co-writing Arabesque (1966), and including the 1984 film adaptation of Another Country, Wilde, and Vincent & Theo.
In 2007 he wrote the BBC4 drama Consenting Adults about Sir John Wolfenden and his celebrated 1957 report.
References
- ^ Winchester College Register 1992
External links
- Julian Mitchell at IMDb
- Bio and List of Works
- Armstrong, Esther (2009-06-03). "Interview with Julian Mitchell: The Past is Another Country". Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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