R.I.P. John Mortimer By Sadie Stein | January 16, 2009 | 10:10pm Latest Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Facebook Reddit Bluesky Email ! John Mortimer, beloved writer and creator of the iconic barrister and eccentric Rumpole of the Bailey, has died at 85. Mortimer was also an outspoken advocate of free speech and human rights. Farewell! [IHT] Most Popular Inside the Mind of the Influencer Who Thinks You Should Be Rude to Waitstaff Kristi Noem Accidentally Low-Key Suggested That Trump Might Be to Blame for Deadly Texas Flooding So...Anne Hathaway's Next Movie Sounds Insane More from JezebelI DM'd the Executive Producers of 'The Pitt' to Ask WTF Happened With Dr. Heather CollinsLena Dunham Says She Saw MAGA's Rise ComingIn Defense of Hugh Grant Falling Asleep at Wimbledon Join the discussion... GET JEZEBEL RIGHT IN YOUR INBOX Still here. Still without airbrushing. Still with teeth. Sign Up Leave this field empty if you're human:
