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William Benedict Nicholson (born 12 January 1948) is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist who has been nominated twice for an Oscar. [ 1 ] Early life. [] A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Roman Catholic family (mother Hope Nicholson) on a farm in Hillesley, Gloucestershire.
His second film as writer and director, HOPE GAP, was completed in 2018 for release in 2019. His fantasy novel for older children, The Wind Singer, won the Smarties Prize Gold Award on publication in 2000, and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2001.
A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Roman Catholic family (mother Hope Nicholson) on a farm in Hillesley, Gloucestershire. By the time he reached his tenth birthday he had decided to become a writer. As a teenager he founded, edited and contributed to The Hillesley Harvester, a local newsletter for his village.
William Nicholson was born in 1948, and grew up in Sussex and Gloucestershire. His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story , both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award in their year; other award-winners were Sweet As You Are and The March .
May 9, 2018 · Beginning his career in British television, Nicholson gained wide notice in 1985 for his television play Shadowlands, which is about the real-life love affair between British writer and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis and American Joy Davidman.
William Nicholson was born on January 12, 1948 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Gladiator (2000) and Unbroken (2014). He has been married to Virginia Nicholson since 1988.
Sep 13, 2011 · 13 September 2011. Nicholson's feature scripts range from acclaimed romantic drama Shadowlands and Les Miserables to action adventures like Gladiator and Elizabeth: The Golden Age and intense human dramas such as Nell and Firelight.
