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Sir Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning scriptwriter for The Pianist, dies at 85 – The Guardian
South African-born playwright rose to fame with The Dresser, whose success always puzzled him
Sir Ronald Harwood, the playwright and screenwriter best known for The Dresser and his Oscar-winning script for The Pianist, has died aged 85.
Harwood, who also wrote several books and other successful plays such as Quartet, died at his home in Sussex.
His agent, Judy Daish, said he died of natural causes on Tuesday, according to the BBC.
His most celebrated work was The Dresser, a play about an ageing Shakespearean actor and his dresser based on his own experience as dresser to the actor Sir…
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