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Christopher Hampton
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British playwright, screenwriter and translator (born 1946)
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Christopher James Hampton is a British screenwriter, playwright, film director, and writer. Born on Faial Island in 1946, he began his work period in 1964. He is educated at New College and is a member of the Royal Society of Literature. His citizenship is in the United Kingdom, and he speaks English.
Hampton has received several awards, including the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Writers Guild of America Award, the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Knight Bachelor. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, and the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter.
His notable works include *God of Carnage - Signature Acting Edition*, *What Remains*, *Visit from an Unknown Woman*, *God of Carnage*, and *Tales from Hollywood*. He has authored 36 works and has been referenced by 931 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 36
Top works
- God of Carnage - Signature Acting Edition
- What Remains
- Visit from an Unknown Woman
- God of Carnage
- Tales from Hollywood
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Film & TV
Faial, Açores, Portugal
Sir Christopher James Hampton CBE FRSL is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name and the film adaptation
Known for
- Joe Orton Laid Bare — Himself2017
- Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream — Self2017
- 100 Greatest Sexy Moments — Self2003
- Total Eclipse — The Judge1995
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Key facts
- Born
- Christopher James Hampton , ( 1946-01-26 ) 26 January 1946 (age 80) , Horta , Faial , Azores , Portugal
- Occupations
- Playwright, screenwriter, translator
- Spouse
- Laura de Holesch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Hampton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Faial Island
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Hampton3.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-01-26
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- Commons category
- Christopher Hampton
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Christopher Hampton
- birth name
- Christopher James Hampton
- name in native language
- Christopher Hampton
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- P12674
- UEFA Euro 2004
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
With Agnieszka Holland with whom he made the film Total Eclipse (1995) - Warsaw, Poland, 29 March 2025 Sir Christopher James Hampton CBE FRSL (born 26 January 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and translator. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name, and for the film adaptation. He has thrice received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Atonement (2007) and The Father (2020); winning for the former and latter.
Hampton is also known for his work in the theatre including Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and The Philanthropist. He also translated the plays The Seagull (2008), God of Carnage (2009), The Father (2016), and The Height of the Storm (2019). He also wrote, with Don Black, the book and lyrics for the musical Sunset Boulevard (1994), for which they received Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Christopher Hampton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.