Robert Bolt
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Robert Bolt was born in 1924 and raised in Manchester, England. He served in the British Air Force during WWII and afterward attended Manchester University. Best known for his play A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (which, in 1960, ran for 637 performance on Broadway and won four Tony Awards), Bolt also wrote FLOWERING CHERRY and VIVAT! VIVAT! REGINA! (both of which also appeared on Broadway), as well as THE TIGER AND THE HORSE, GENTLE JACK and STATE OF REVOLUTION. Bolt also found success adapting works for the screen; he was nominated for an Academy Award for LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), won an Oscar for DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), and won a second the following year for his adaptation of A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS. He also wrote 1984’s THE BOUNTY (starring Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier) and 1986’s THE MISSION (starring Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons). Following a long illness, Robert Bolt died in 1995.