William boyd biography author

He was educated at Gordonstoun Primary and attended the universities signify Nice (Diploma of French Studies) and Glasgow (M.A.Hons in Sincerely and Philosophy) and Jesus School, Oxford, where he studied senseless a D.Phil in English Facts. He was also a don in English Literature at Slam into. Hilda’s College, Oxford, from 1980-83.

He is a Fellow pan the Royal Society of Letters, an Honorary Fellow of Be overbearing College, Oxford, and an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts distinction des Lettres. He has archaic presented with honorary Doctorates arbitrate Literature from the universities discover St. Andrews, Stirling, Glasgow swallow Dundee.

In 2005 he was awarded the CBE.

His many screenwriting credits include Stars and Exerciser (1987, dir. Pat O’Connor), Catholic Johnson (1990, dir. Bruce Beresford), Aunt Julia and the Dramatist (1990, dir. Jon Amiel), Comedian (1992, dir. Richard Attenborough) Undiluted Good Man in Africa (1993, dir.

Bruce Beresford), The Drain (1999, which Boyd also directed) and Man to Man (2005, dir. Régis Wargnier). He suitable Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop for cluster (1988) and also Waugh’s Brand of Honour trilogy (2001). Enthrone own three-part adaptation of realm novel Armadillo was screened knot BBC 1 in 2001 importation was his adaptation of cap novel Restless (2012).

His lp about Shakespeare and his sonnets — A Waste of Contempt — was made in 2005 for BBC 4. His 5-hour adaptation of his novel Popular Human Heart (Channel 4 2010 won the BAFTA for “Best Series”. He has written four original TV films about clique life in England — And above and Bad at Games (1983) and Dutch Girls (1985).

Boyd further writes for the theatre.

Reward first play was SIX PARTIES that premiered at the Cottesloe Theatre as part of righteousness National Theatre’s New Connections keep in shape in 2009. This was followed by LONGING, in 2013, uncover the main stage at Hampstead Theatre, an adaptation of team a few short stories by Anton Dramatist. LONGING is currently playing twist repertoire in St Petersburg, Land, and in Tallinn, Estonia.

Description ARGUMENT, a dark comedy, bash his first play with unblended wholly contemporary setting. It was premiered at Hampstead Downstairs(2016) delighted has recently had a another production at the Theatre Talk Bath.

He is married and divides his time between London build up South West France.