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Works have been aliased into John Clifford Mortimer. - The First Rumpole Omnibus 747 copies, 5 reviews
- Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders 611 copies, 15 reviews
- Rumpole of the Bailey 577 copies, 11 reviews
- Paradise Postponed 538 copies, 5 reviews
- Summer's Lease 455 copies, 10 reviews
- Rumpole Rests His Case 426 copies, 8 reviews
- The Second Rumpole Omnibus 415 copies, 5 reviews
- Rumpole and the Primrose Path 411 copies, 4 reviews
- Rumpole and the Reign of Terror 406 copies, 13 reviews
- The Trials of Rumpole 374 copies, 7 reviews
- Rumpole on Trial 362 copies, 6 reviews
- Rumpole a la Carte 360 copies, 3 reviews
- Rumpole and the Golden Thread 351 copies, 5 reviews
- Rumpole for the Defence 331 copies, 5 reviews
- Clinging to the Wreckage 327 copies, 2 reviews
- Rumpole Misbehaves 326 copies, 20 reviews
- Titmuss Regained 290 copies, 4 reviews
- Rumpole's Return 287 copies, 4 reviews
- Rumpole and the Angel of Death 280 copies, 8 reviews
- Rumpole's Last Case 269 copies, 5 reviews
- Rumpole and the Age of Miracles 267 copies, 5 reviews
- The Third Rumpole Omnibus 226 copies, 1 review
- Quite Honestly 212 copies, 9 reviews
- A Rumpole Christmas: Stories 204 copies, 16 reviews
- Dunster 181 copies, 2 reviews
- Murderers and Other Friends: Another Part of Life 168 copies, 7 reviews
- Rumpole and the Younger Generation 162 copies
- Rumpole 158 copies, 1 review
- The Summer of a Dormouse 158 copies, 3 reviews
- Felix in the Underworld 156 copies, 2 reviews
- The Sound of Trumpets 140 copies, 1 review
Works have been aliased into John Clifford Mortimer. - Orley Farm (Introduction, some editions) 539 copies, 9 reviews
- The Best of Wodehouse (Introduction, some editions) 262 copies, 1 review
- Best of Modern Humor (Contributor) 230 copies, 1 review
- The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries (Contributor) 144 copies, 5 reviews
- A Flea in Her Ear (Translator, some editions) 111 copies, 1 review
- The Best British Mysteries 2005 (Contributor) 103 copies, 3 reviews
- A New Omnibus of Crime (Contributor) 83 copies, 1 review
- The Mammoth Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories (Contributor) 63 copies
- The Best British Mysteries 2006 (Contributor) 54 copies, 1 review
- Die Fledermaus [libretto] (Translator, some editions) 35 copies, 1 review
- Notable Historical Trials (Introduction) 29 copies
- Murder under the Mistletoe and Other Stories (Contributor) 28 copies
- Sittings, 1979-1983 (Introduction) 26 copies
- Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas (Contributor) 24 copies, 1 review
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | John Mortimer was born in London to Clifford Mortimer, a barrister, and his wife Kathleen May, née Smith. Mortimer attended the Dragon School and Harrow, originally intending to become an actor, and then a writer. His father persuaded him to follow him into a legal career. Mortimer went up to Oxford University, where he read law. During World War II, he worked for the Crown Film Unit, writing scripts for propaganda documentaries. Mortimer made his debut as an original playwright with The Dock Brief, first broadcast on BBC Radio in 1957 and later adapted for television.
Mortimer was called to the Bar at age 25 in 1948. His early career focused on wills and divorces, but he later undertook criminal cases. He's now best remembered for creating the character of Horace Rumpole, a barrister at London's Old Bailey courthouse.
He was married to Penelope Fletcher, who wrote as Penelope Mortimer. The couple divorced in 1971, and he married Penelope Gollop, with whom he had two daughters, Emily Mortimer and Rosie Mortimer. He was awarded the CBE in 1986, and knighted in 1998.  | |
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