William NicholsonAKA:
Bill Nicholson
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British Birthdate:
00/00/1948 Birthplace:
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A former documentarian who became a hot screenwriter during the 1990s, William Nicholson is best known for "Shadowlands", his version of the romance between the writers C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham. First made as a British TV drama in 1985, "Shadowlands" was subsequently the basis for both a stage play (1989), starring Nigel Hawthorne, and a 1993 feature film starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. For the latter, the screenwriter earned an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.Soon after graduating from Cambridge, Nicholson began working as a trainee at the BBC. By the mid-70s, he had
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Year
Milestone
Joined BBC's graduate trainee program after graduation from Cambridge
From mid-1970s to mid-1980s produced and/or wrote more than 40 documentaries for the BBC
1985
Wrote the TV drama "Shadowlands" (aired in USA in 1986), starring Claire Bloom and Joss Ackland
1986
First feature screenplay, "New World"
1987
Scripted the British TV drama "Life Story", shown in the USA as "Double Helix/The Search for the Double Helix" on A&E
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