John Mortimer

Sir John Mortimer CBE QC FRSL
Born	John Clifford Mortimer (1923-04-21)21 April 1923 Hampstead, London, England
Died	16 January 2009(2009-01-16) (aged 85) Turville Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation	Barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author
Education	Dragon School Harrow School
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford
Notable works	A Voyage Round My Father Rumpole of the Bailey
Notable awards	Queen's Counsel (1966) CBE (1986) Knighthood (1998)
Spouse	Penelope Fletcher (1949–1971; divorced) Penelope Gollop (1972–2009; his death)
Children	with Fletcher: Sally Silverman, Jeremy Mortimer with Gollop: Emily Mortimer, Rosie Mortimer with Wendy Craig: Ross Bentley

Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009)^[1] was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.