Kathrin nicholson biography of william

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  • William Nicholson Born 31 October 1789.
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    William Nicholson was born in 1948, and grew up in Sussex and Gloucestershire.

    He was educated at Downside School and Christ’s College, Cambridge, and then joined BBC Television, where he worked as a documentary film maker. There his ambition to write, directed first into novels, was channeled into television drama. His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story, both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award in their year; other award-winners were Sweet As You Are and The March . In 1988 he received the Royal Television Society’s Writer’s Award. His first play, an adaptation of Shadowlands for the stage, was Evening Standard Best Play of 1990, and went on to a Tony Award winning run on Broadway. He was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay of the film version, which was directed by Richard Attenborough and starred Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger.

    Since then his film credits include: Sarafina, Nell, First Knight, Grey Owl , Gladiator (as co-writ

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    Manuscript (and typescript copy) of memoir of William Nicholson by his eldest son, William.

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    • Creation: [1780-1785], 1868-1874

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    0.30 Linear metres (2 boxes)

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