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Robert Bolt
English playwright (1924-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
Robert Oxton Bolt was an English playwright and a screenwriter, known for writing the screenplays for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Man for All Seasons, the latter two of which won him the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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David Lean Directed Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago
David Puttnam Produced The Mission (1986)
Fernando Ghia Produced Lady Caroline Lamb and The Mission
Laurence Olivier Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Ralph Richardson Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
John Mills Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Robert Riettii Robert wrote Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Bernard Kay Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Liam Neeson Robert wrote The Mission and The Bounty
Omar Sharif Also in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago
Alec Guinness Robert wrote Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Richard Chamberlain Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Carlo Ponti Produced Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Fred Zinnemann Directed A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced The Bounty (1984)
Roger Donaldson Directed The Bounty (1984)
Leo McKern Robert wrote Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Michael Wilding Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Caterina Boratto Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Sam Spiegel Produced Lawrence of Arabia (1962)- Jon Finch Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
- Ralph Truman Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
- Anthony Havelock-Allan Produced Ryan's Daughter (1970)
- Sonia Dresdel Robert directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
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He also was the recipient of a Tony Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
