From the New York Times:
Edited Sept. 27, 2009: The death of John Mortimer is is not recent news. I did not notice the date on the NYT article, which was January 17, 2009. Sorry about the misinformation.
Still, may he rest in peace.
Thanks to Carol Horton in the comments for the correction. Lapin had it right, too.
another good one done gone. Prayers
ReplyDeleteI love Rumpole! So sad to lose another good British mystery writer.
ReplyDeleteI thought he'd died two or three years ago, Mimi, but clearly I was mistaken. Thinking about it, I must have confused him with Leo McKern, who died in 2002. No relation.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mortimer and McKern merged into one person in the minds of many.
ReplyDeleteJohn Mortimer died on January 16, 2009, and this obituary appeared in the NY Times on January 17.
ReplyDeleteRumpole was a great gift in so many ways. "She who must be obeyed..." always makes me laugh.
Thanks Carol. You're right. Blogger seems to be down at the moment, but I will edit the post when it's functioning once again.
ReplyDeleteLapin, you had it right, too