Bolt, Robert (1924-1995), was a British playwright and motion-picture scriptwriter. His most successful play, A Man for All Seasons (1960), is a dramatic study of Sir Thomas More. His other successful plays include Vivat, Vivat Regina! (1970) and State of Revolution (1977). Bolt won Academy Awards with his scripts for the motion pictures Dr. Zhivago (1965) and A Man for All Seasons (1966). He scripted and directed Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). His other scripts include The Bounty (1984) and The Mission (1986).
Bolt was born in Manchester, England, on Aug. 15, 1924, and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University. He was a schoolteacher for eight years. In 1958, the success of his play Flowering Cherry enabled him to write full time. He died on Feb. 20, 1995.
