Ronald Harwood

1934 - 2020

country of citizenship: Union of South Africa, United Kingdom

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Sea Point High School

occupation: writer, screenwriter, film producer, playwright, stage actor, novelist

award received: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Knight Bachelor

position held: president

Sir Ronald Harwood (né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser (for which he was nominated for an Oscar) and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). Source: Wikipedia (en)