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Richard Curtis

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis is a British screenwriter, producer and director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known for romantic comedy-drama films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Love Actually (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), About Time (2013) and Yesterday (2019), as well as the war drama film War Horse (2011), and for having co-written the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. His early career saw him write material for the comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Spitting Image.

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Books19

Strike Zone

Strike Zone

The $3 Million Turnover

The $3 Million Turnover

About Time

About Time

2014
How to Prosper in the Coming Apocalypse

How to Prosper in the Coming Apocalypse

2014
The Client from Hell

The Client from Hell

2014
Notting Hill

Notting Hill

2005
The Black Adder

The Black Adder

2005
Love Actually

Love Actually

2003
The Vicar of Dibley: The Great Big Companion to Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley: The Great Big Companion to Dibley

2000
Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty, 1485-1917

Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty, 1485-1917

1998

with Ben Elton, John Lloyd and Rowan Atkinson

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1996

with Ben Elton

Mastering the Business of Writing

Mastering the Business of Writing

1996
Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994
Blackadder the Third

Blackadder the Third

1992
The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book

The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book

1986

with Graham Chapman and Rowan Atkinson

How to Be Your Own Literary Agent: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published

How to Be Your Own Literary Agent: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published

1983
Squirm: The Novelization

Squirm: The Novelization

1976
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

1975
Ralph Nader's crusade

Ralph Nader's crusade

1972

Collections1

That Christmas and Other Stories

That Christmas and Other Stories

2024