Ronald Harwood, Oscar-winning ‘The Pianist’ screenwriter, dies at 85
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” died Tuesday of natural causes in his Sussex home.The writer was born in South Africa in 1934. His first credit was for 1961’s “Playdate.” Throughout the sixties he went on to write a number for a number of titles including TV series “ITV Television Playhouse,” “Knock on Any Door” and “ITV Play of the Week.”As his career progressed he went on write films, ranging from the 1966 film “Arrivederci, Baby!” to the 1981 picture “Evita Peron.” In 1983 Harwood wrote the screenplay for “The Dresser,” which follows a personal assistant’s struggle to help a veteran actor get through a difficult performance of King Lear.