Frederic Raphael

Also Credited As:

Frederic Michael Raphael
Photo of Frederic Raphael

Biography

A prolific, British-educated writer, American-born Frederic Raphael had published seven novels, beginning with "Obligato" (1956), before making his first significant contribution to 1960s English cinema with the overlooked comedy, "Nothing But the Best" (1964), a biting look at a social climbing playboy (Alan Bates) who commits murder to get ahead in the world. He subsequently wrote original screenplays for John Schlesinger's character study …
Read More »

Job Title

Actor, Director, Writer, Music

Born

14 August 1931

LATEST CREDITS

Frontiers

Actor

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction

Director ("Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt" ), Screenplay ("Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt" )

Gordon

Director

Nothing But the Best

Screenplay, title song

Marjorie Morningstar

Screenplay

Darling

Screenplay, From Story

Daisy Miller

Screenplay

This Man, This Woman

Screenplay (adaptation)

Eyes Wide Shut

Screenplay

Two For the Road

Screenplay

After the War

Writer

Richard's Things

Screenplay, Book as Source Material

Oxbridge Blues

Writer

Far From the Madding Crowd

Screenplay

Sleeps Six

Screenplay

A Severed Head

Screenplay

Coast to Coast

Writer, Source Material (From novel: "Coast to Coast" )

The King's Whore

Screenplay

Bachelor of Hearts

Screenplay

Don't Bother to Knock

Screenplay

Picture Windows

Writer ("Armed Response" ), from story "Merce" (("Armed Response") )

Latest stories