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Sir John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, has died at 85.

By coincidence I signed up only a couple of days ago to go to this event, which I dare say will now be rather more poignant. EDIT - not surprisingly, I've just been called by Middle Temple to tell me that it's been postponed at the request of Sir John's family.

This comes, of course, only a couple of days after we lost both Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan. There's a fairly obvious connection between McGoohan and Mortimer, but I can't think of one involving Montalban.

Date: 2009-01-16 02:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ffutures.livejournal.com
The Oracle of Bacon can't find a direct link via films or TV even including chat shows etc. The closest number is 2.
Edited Date: 2009-01-16 02:41 pm (UTC)

Date: 2009-01-16 03:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-gardener.livejournal.com
Lovely typo in that Middle temple notice: "cooleagues". Barristers are *so* down wiv ver kids, wot?

Date: 2009-01-16 05:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] major-clanger.livejournal.com
That has to be a typo; no way could Middle Temple be accused of trying to be 'cool'...

Date: 2009-01-16 04:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tanngrisnir.livejournal.com
Note that there is a scheduled John Mortimer night on BBC4 on Sunday.

Date: 2009-01-16 07:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com
> There's a fairly obvious connection between McGoohan and Mortimer

Leo McKern?

Date: 2009-01-16 07:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] major-clanger.livejournal.com
Yes (as Number Two and Horace Rumpole).

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