He Who Must Be Mourned:
Jan. 16th, 2009 08:54 pmJohn Mortimer (1923-2009)
After Leo McKern died in 2002, I had to remind myself that Rumpole's creator was still alive and well.
Alas, no longer.
Sir John was a barrister of the highest order (even though Rumpole never was), an author of even greater note, and, like me, a member (far more emiment than I) of the Society of Fathers of Amazing Daughters Named Emily.
I shall try my best to find a bottle of Chateau Thames Embankment to toast his life and memory with:(
After Leo McKern died in 2002, I had to remind myself that Rumpole's creator was still alive and well.
Alas, no longer.
Sir John was a barrister of the highest order (even though Rumpole never was), an author of even greater note, and, like me, a member (far more emiment than I) of the Society of Fathers of Amazing Daughters Named Emily.
I shall try my best to find a bottle of Chateau Thames Embankment to toast his life and memory with:(
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Date: 2009-01-17 07:50 am (UTC)