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1923Apr, 21

John Mortimer

John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (d. 2009)
Sir John Clifford Mortimer (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for novels about a barrister named Horace Rumpole.

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