Hugh Leonard. In Memoriam

Several newspapers report the death of the dramatist, television writer and essayist Hugh Leonard (born John Keyes Byrne, 1926-2009). He adapted Wuthering Heights for the BBC (for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1969) in 1967 and he wrote two episodes (the first and last ones) of the Wuthering Heights 1978 adaptation also for the BBC:
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Wuthering Heights (1967) 50 min (4 episodes)
Director: Peter Sasdy
Writer: Hugh Leonard (adaptation)

Ian McShane ... Heathcliff
Angela Scoular ... Cathy

Wuthering Heights (1978)
Series Directed by Peter Hammond (5 episodes, 1978)

Series Writing credits David Snodin (3 episodes, 1978) ;
Hugh Leonard (2 episodes, 1978)

Series Cast
Ken Hutchison ... Heathcliff (5 episodes, 1978)
Cathryn Harrison ... Catherine Linton (3 episodes, 1978)

The Times:

Hugh Leonard, the playwright who died on February 12 aged 82, enjoyed enormous success on Broadway with his two plays, Da and A Life, which earned him a considerable fortune; his regular literary jousts with critics and journalists also earned him a reputation as a feared curmudgeon, and his acid newspaper columns, even after filtering for libel, provided high entertainment.

More obituaries: The Irish Times (and again), Broadway.com, Broadway World, Playbill, Los Angeles Times, The Stage News , The Guardian or The Telegraph.

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