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John Mortimer was a patron of the Burma Campaign UK, the London-based group campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma, and was the president of the Royal Court Theatre having been the chairman of its board from 1990 to 2000. Mortimer was a character in every sense, being a local to this area and a long-standing member of HAODS. He was well known at the Kenton for supporting their shows and emptying the bar of champagne! He will be sadly missed. Close friend Nansi Diamond, who is also involved with the Henley Literary Festival and a retired director of the Kenton Theatre, recalls Sir John’s lovable, if not mischievous, sense of humour. The Henley resident tells me: “I first met John about 20 years ago when Paradise Postponed was being filmed at my house. One day after the shoot, there was a note left on my kitchen table simply stating, “I’ve stolen a book.”“Apparently John had seen a book on my shelves that he wanted to borrow. I met him shortly after that and we became good friends, and this story always stayed as something of a joke between us.” In later years, Sir John, who often organised fundraising performances around the area, invited Nansi to take part in his touring show, Mortimer’s Miscellany, a collection of humorous anecdotes and stories. Nansi recalls: “We arrived at this venue in Abingdon, but we discovered there was no stage as such to perform upon. “Someone suggested we just do the show on the billiards table, so we all clambered up onto the green baize and got into position. When the show finally began, John took much pleasure in telling the audience, “this is the first time Nansi and I have ever done it on a billiards table”. And everyone just fell about laughing. “But that was just John. He was always so funny, right to the end.” Follow this link to the Bucks Free Press for a great article about Sir John.
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A sad note for all thespians, Sir John Mortimer died on 16 January 2009, aged 85 after a long illness. Mortimer was best remembered for creating a barrister named Horace
Rumpole, whose speciality was defending those accused of crime in
London's Old Bailey.
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