Ronald Harwood

Sir
Ronald Harwood
Born
Ronald Horwitz

(1934-11-09)9 November 1934
Died8 September 2020(2020-09-08) (aged 85)
Sussex, England
EducationSea Point High School
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationWriter
Years active1960–2015
Spouse
Natasha Riehle
(m. 1959; died 2013)
Children3
RelativesSir Antony Sher (cousin)
President of
PEN International
In office
October 1993 – October 1997
Preceded byGyörgy Konrád
Succeeded byHomero Aridjis

Sir Ronald Harwood CBE FRSL ( Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser (for which he was nominated for an Oscar) and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).