Trevor Bentham (born 11 October 1943) is a British former stage manager and screenwriter (A Month by the Lake[1] and The Clandestine Marriage[2]).
Trevor Bentham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1943 UK |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, stage manager |
| Partner(s) | Sir Nigel Hawthorne (1979–2001; his death) |
For 22 years, he was the partner of British actor Sir Nigel Hawthorne.[3] They met in 1968 when Bentham was stage-managing the Royal Court Theatre.[4]
From 1979 until Hawthorne's death in 2001, they lived together in Radwell near Baldock and latterly at Thundridge, both in Hertfordshire, England.[5] The two were fundraisers for Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, Herts hospice and other local charities.[6]
Bentham was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 1997.[5]
References edit
- ^ Holden, Stephen (22 September 1995). "A Month By the Lake (1995) film review; Romance in the Sun, Foiled and Then Unfoiled". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Trevor Bentham". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Haunted by Nigel's memory face to face". HeraldScotland. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Publishing, Here (5 February 2002). "The Advocate". Here Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Nigel Hawthorne changed will to protect partner's rights". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Payne, Stewart (27 December 2001). "Sir Nigel Hawthorne dies of heart attack aged 72". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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