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Ronald Harwood

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Ronald Harwood · Arts & Literature

What

Screenwriter of The Pianist (Academy Award 2002) and The Dresser

When

1934, Cape Town, South Africa — 2020, Sussex, England

Where

South Africa · United Kingdom

Biography

Ronald Harwood is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of The Pianist (Academy Award 2002) and The Dresser

How & why

Sir Ronald Harwood was a South African-born British playwright and screenwriter, born Ronald Horwitz to a Jewish family in Cape Town, who won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Roman Polanski's Holocaust film 'The Pianist' and wrote the acclaimed play and film 'The Dresser'. He was knighted for services to drama.

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Screenwriter of The Pianist (Academy Award 2002) and The Dresser

2002

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters