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Ronald Harwood
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Screenwriter Biography:One of the most accomplished and critically celebrated of all contemporary dramatists, South African-born Ronald Harwood spent the majority of his career dividing his time between prolific careers as a playwright, scriptwriter for theatrical films, and author of teleplays. Harwood (born Ronald Horwitz in Cape Town) bided his early years as a stage actor in Britain, maintaining his highest profile in Shakespearean productions. The dramaturgy bug bit Harwood as early as 1960, however, and at that point he more or less completely relinquished his acting career in favor of playwriting and scriptwriting. He spent the following two decades gleaning such credits as the telemovies The Barber of Stamford Hill (1962) and Private Potter (1962), and the big-screen features A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) and Eyewitness (1970). During the late '70s, Harwood briefly returned to the talent sphere by hosting two... Full Biography
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