Philip Mackie
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Philip Mackie was a British film and television screenwriter
. He was born in Salford in Lancashire
, England. He graduated in 1939 from University College, London and worked for the Ministry of Information Films Division which began a career in film.
, one of the first two staff scriptwriters to be employed by BBC Television
; scriptwriters had previously been employed on short-term or freelance contracts.
Mackie was the producer and writer of the acclaimed 1968 ITV
historical drama series The Caesars
about the Julio-Claudian Roman emperors. He next wrote the 1976 series Napoleon and Love
, starring Ian Holm
, about Napoleon Bonaparte's relationships with his women as a backdrop to his rise and fall as Emperor of the French.
He also wrote the script for the television adaptation of the defiantly exhibitionist homosexual Quentin Crisp
's autobiography The Naked Civil Servant
, for which John Hurt
won the BAFTA
for Best Actor in 1976.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He was born in Salford in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England. He graduated in 1939 from University College, London and worked for the Ministry of Information Films Division which began a career in film.
Work
In August 1955 Mackie became, along with Nigel KnealeNigel Kneale
Nigel Kneale was a British screenwriter from the Isle of Man. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay...
, one of the first two staff scriptwriters to be employed by BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
; scriptwriters had previously been employed on short-term or freelance contracts.
Mackie was the producer and writer of the acclaimed 1968 ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
historical drama series The Caesars
The Caesars (TV series)
The Caesars is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, dealing with the lives of the emperors of...
about the Julio-Claudian Roman emperors. He next wrote the 1976 series Napoleon and Love
Napoleon and Love
Napoleon and Love was a 1974 British television series originally aired on ITV and lasting for 9 episodes from 5 March to 30 April 1974. The series starred Ian Holm in the title role as Napoleon I and depicts his relationships with the woman who featured in his life as a backdrop to his rise and...
, starring Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Sir Ian Holm, CBE is an English actor known for his stage work and for many film roles. He received the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in The Homecoming and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear...
, about Napoleon Bonaparte's relationships with his women as a backdrop to his rise and fall as Emperor of the French.
He also wrote the script for the television adaptation of the defiantly exhibitionist homosexual Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp , was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.- Early life :...
's autobiography The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant (film)
The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 TV film based on the 1968 autobiography by the gay icon Quentin Crisp, also titled The Naked Civil Servant. It stars John Hurt in the title role....
, for which John Hurt
John Hurt
John Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal, Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman in New York...
won the BAFTA
British Academy Television Awards
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
for Best Actor in 1976.
External links
- Philip Mackie at ScreenonlineScreenonlineScreenonline is a Web site devoted to the history of British film and television, and to social history as revealed by film and television. The project has been developed by the British Film Institute and funded by a £1.2 million grant from the National Lottery New Opportunities Fund.Reviews...