
Biography
Sir Ronald Harwood CBE FRSL (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).
Wrote 31
2020s
- 2023
2010s
- 2015
- 2012
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Kidding with Oliver Twist: Barney Clark's Diary
Original Film Writer
- 2005
- 2004
Being Julia
Screenplay
- 2003
- 2002
1990s
- 1995
Cry, the Beloved Country
Writer
- 1994
- 1991
A Fine Romance
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Costume Designer
Story
- 1987
- 1985
The Doctor and the Devils
Writer
- 1983
The Dresser
Screenplay, Theatre Play
- 1981
Evita Peron
Teleplay
1970s
- 1979
- 1975
Operation: Daybreak
Screenplay
- 1970
Eyewitness
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Diamonds for Breakfast
Writer
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
A High Wind in Jamaica
Screenplay
- 1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill
Screenplay
- 1962
Private Potter
Screenplay
Acted in 1
2020s
- 2020
Investigating The Ladykillers
Movie
Produced 1
1980s
- 1983
The Dresser
Producer
Appearances4
2010s
- 2015
The First Film
Himself
2000s
- 2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self
- 2004
Mackendrick on Film
Self
1950s
- 1953