Sir John Mortimer, 1923-2009

[major_clanger]

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.

Comments

[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.

[the-gardener.livejournal.com]

Lovely typo in that Middle temple notice: "cooleagues". Barristers are *so* down wiv ver kids, wot?

[tanngrisnir.livejournal.com]

Note that there is a scheduled John Mortimer night on BBC4 on Sunday.

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

That has to be a typo; no way could Middle Temple be accused of trying to be 'cool'...

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

> There's a fairly obvious connection between McGoohan and Mortimer

Leo McKern?

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

Yes (as Number Two and Horace Rumpole).