Ron Hutchinson (born 8 November 1946) is a Northern Irish screenwriter, playwright, and author. He is a four-time

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nominee, winning once for writing the screenplay for the television film '' Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story'' (1989).

Career

Among his other productions were '' Slave of Dreams'' (directed by Robert M. Young), the play ''Moonlight and Magnolias'', and the 2004 miniseries ''

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''. He has written extensively for theatre. In 2004, Hutchinson wrote ''Moonlight and Magnolias''. The play at the

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in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. ''The Irish Play'' was performed in a

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production at the Royal Shakespeare Company Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Ron Cook,

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, and P.G. Stephens in the cast.

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was the director. Writing in ''

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'' in 2005, David Rooney found the

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's production of ''Moonlight and Magnolias'' to be a "flimsy comedy", but that "despite its superficial exploration of anti-Semitism in 1939 Hollywood, the play is not without its pleasures". Reviewing the

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's production of the play for ''

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'' two years later, Charles Spencer called it a "delightful screwball comedy that is also a valentine to the golden days of Hollywood. A prolific screenwriter himself, who knows what it is to be holed up in a hotel room at two in the morning with a script to a doctor for the following day's shoot, Hutchinson has come up with a comedy of panache that's certainly worth giving a damn about." In April 2019,

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broadcast Hutchinson's ''Ship of Lies'', a five-part drama based on some of the legends and myths regarding RMS ''Titanic''.

Personal life

Hutchinson was brought up and educated in

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. He now lives in Los Angeles, California with his second wife and adopted daughter.

Filmography

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'' ** Twelve Off the Belt (1977) (writer) *''

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'' ** The Last Window Cleaner (1979) (writer) ** The Out of Town Boys (1979) (writer) *''

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'' ** The Winkler (1979) (writer) *''Premiere'' ** Deasey (1979) (writer) *''Bull Week'' ** Saturday (1980) (writer) ** Friday (1980) (writer) ** Thursday (1980) (writer) ** Wednesday (1980) (writer) ** Tuesday (1980) (writer) *''Bird of Prey'' ** Printout Urgent (1982) (writer) ** Process Priority (1982) (writer) ** Mode Murder (1982) (writer) ** Input Classified (1982) (writer) * ''Bird of Prey 2'' ** Trapdoor and Spook (1984) (writer) ** Ducks in a Row (1984) (writer) ** A State-of-the-Art Way to Die (1984) (writer) ** Death and Taxes (1984) (writer) *''

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'' (TV series) (1985) *''Window, Sir?'' (1986) (writer) *''Unnatural Causes'' (TV series) (1986) *''The Marksman'' (TV mini-series) (1987) *''Rat in the Skull'' (TV movie) (1987) (based upon his play) *''Dead Man Out'' (TV movie) (teleplay) (1989) *'' Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story'' (TV movie) (written by) (1989) *''Perfect Witness'' (TV movie) (written by) (1989) *''

Red King, White Knight ''Red King, White Knight'' is a 1989 American political thriller television film directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Tom Skerritt as Bill Stoner, a retired CIA operative who is sent to eastern Europe to determ ...

'' (written by) (1989) *''

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'' (

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

) *''

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'' (story / teleplay) (1991) *'' Blue Ice'' (

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) *'' The Burning Season'' (

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) *'' Against The Wall'' (

) * ''

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'' (teleplay) (1994) *'' Slave of Dreams'' (

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) *''

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'' (teleplay) (1995) *''

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'' (

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

) *''

'' (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) (also Executive producer) *''

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'' (

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) *''

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'' (written by) (2007) *'' The Devil's Teardrop'' (adaptation) (2010) (also Executive producer)

Plays

* ''Says I, Says He'' (1977) * ''Eejits'' (1978) * ''The Irish Play'' (1980) * ''Risky City'' (1981) * ''Into Europe'' (1981) * ''The Dillen'' (1983) * ''Rat In The Skull'' (1984) * '' Mary, After The Queen'' (1985) * ''Flight'' (1988) * ''Pygmies In The Ruins'' (1991) * ''Burning Issues'' 2000) * ''Lags'' (2001) * ''Beau Brummell'' (2001) * ''Head/Case'' (2004) * ''Moonlight and Magnolias'' (2004) * ''Topless Mum In Dead Hero Shocker!!'' (2007) * ''Durand's Line'' (2009) * ''Paisley & Me'' (2012) * ''Dead On Her Feet'' (2012)

References

External links

Ron Hutchinson
at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchinson, Ron Living people British male screenwriters Television writers from Northern Ireland British male television writers Television producers from Northern Ireland Male dramatists and playwrights from Northern Ireland Screenwriters from Northern Ireland Television editors from Northern Ireland 1946 births