Birth of John Mortimer
Birth of John Mortimer
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Mortimer Biography and Timeline
Follow John Mortimer through 15 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Mortimer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1923–2009Years on this page
1923
1968
Trial
Defends publishers John Calder and Marion Boyars in their appeal against their conviction for publishing Hubert Selby, Jr.s Last Exit to Brooklyn
1971
Bermondsey
Screenwrites Bermondsey
Trial
Unsuccesfully defends Richard Handyside, English publisher of The Little Red Schoolbook. Counsel at the Oz "conspiracy"
1975
Play For Today
Mortimer creates Rumpole for Rumpole of the Bailey, a 1975 contribution to the BBCs Play For Today anthology series
Rumpole of the Bailey
Mortimer creates Rumpole for Rumpole of the Bailey, a 1975 contribution to the BBCs Play For Today anthology series
1976
Trial
Defends Gay News editor Denis Lemon (Whitehouse v. Lemon) for the publication of James Kirkups "The Love that Dares to Speak its Name" against charges of Blasphemous libel
1977
Bollocks Trial
Successfully defends Virgin Records in the obscenity case over the album title Never Mind the Bollocks.
Trial
Successfully defends Virgin Records in the 1977 obscenity hearing for their use of the word bollocks in the title of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks
Virgin Records
Successfully defends Virgin Records in the 1977 obscenity hearing for their use of the word bollocks in the title of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks
1981
Brideshead Revisited
Mortimer is credited with the adaptation of Evelyn Waughs Brideshead Revisited for Granada Television
1984
Ebony Tower
Mortimer adapts John Fowles The Ebony Tower, starring Laurence Olivier for Granada
1986
Paradise Postponed
Mortimers description of what he saw as Britains descent into the viciousness of Thatcherism - Paradise Postponed - is televised
1999
Tea With Mussolini
Screenwrites Tea With Mussolini
2009
Death of John Mortimer
Death of John Mortimer
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.