Biography
David Mercer (27 June 1928 – 8 August 1980) was an English dramatist.
Mercer, born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, worked as a laboratory technician and in the Merchant Navy before attending university. After studying chemistry, he switched to art but eventually turned to writing. Mercer's television work for the BBC was often made in collaboration with director Don Taylor. His first stage play, Ride a Cock Horse, starred Peter O'Toole. The Royal Shakespeare Company premiered many of his works, and Mercer also wrote the screenplay for the Alain Resnais film Providence, which won a César Award. A long-term heavy drinker, Mercer died in 1980 after suffering a heart attack in Haifa, Israel.
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Filmography
all 20
Writer 19
Movies 18
TV Shows 2
Writer
Shooting the Chandelier (1977)
Movie
Writer
Providence (1977)
Movie
Writer
A Doll's House (1973)
Movie
Writer
An Afternoon at the Festival (1973)
Movie
Writer
You and Me and Him (1973)
Movie
Writer
The Bankrupt (1972)
Movie
Writer
Flint (1972)
Movie
Writer
Family Life (1971)
Movie
Writer
Play for Today (1970)
TV
Writer
Emma's Time (1970)
Movie
Writer
On the Eve of Publication (1968)
Movie
Writer
Let's Murder Vivaldi (1968)
Movie
Writer
The Parachute (1968)
Movie
Writer
In Two Minds (1967)
Movie
Writer
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Movie
Original Story
Co nás dělí (1966)
Movie
Writer
90° in the Shade (1965)
Movie
Writer
And Did Those Feet ? (1965)
Movie
Writer
The Wednesday Play (1964)
TV
Writer
Where the Difference Begins (1961)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1928-06-27
Deathday1980-08-08 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceWakefield, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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