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{{Short description|British screenwriter and journalist (1932–2004)}}
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'''Arthur Hopcraft''' ([[November 30]], [[1932]] – [[November 22]], [[2004]]) was an [[England|English]] scriptwriter, well known for his TV plays such as ''[[The Nearly Man]]'', and for his small screen adaptations such as ''[[Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]]'', ''[[Hard Times]]'', ''[[Bleak House (1985 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'', and ''[[Rebecca (TV miniseries)|Rebecca]]''. Before taking up writing for TV, he was a highly respected sports journalist for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]'', writing ''The Football Man: People and Passions in Soccer''. He also had four other books published, including an autobiographical account of his childhood, and wrote the screenplay for the film ''[[Hostage]]''. Hopcraft won the [[Bafta]] writer's award in 1985.
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'''Arthur Hopcraft''' (30 November 1932{{snd}}22 November 2004) was a British screenwriter, well known for his TV plays such as ''[[The Nearly Man]]'', and for his small-screen adaptations such as ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (miniseries)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]''; ''[[Hard Times (UK TV series)|Hard Times]]'', ''[[Bleak House (1985 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'', and ''[[Rebecca (TV miniseries)|Rebecca]]''. Before taking up writing for TV, he was a sports journalist for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]'', writing ''The Football Man: People and Passions in Soccer''. He also had four other books published, including an autobiographical account of his childhood, and wrote the screenplay for the film ''[[Hostage (1992 film)|Hostage]]''. Hopcraft won the [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Writers Award]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=Television <nowiki>|</nowiki> Writers Award in 1986|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/1986/television/writers-award|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011094344/https://awards.bafta.org/award/1986/television/writers-award|archive-date=11 October 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
== Career ==
Hopcraft was born in Shoeburyness, Essex. He soon moved to Cannock, Staffordshire, and as a teen, he started working at local newspapers. By the age of 17, he was reporting on the Stafford Rangers' semi-professional football games using the pseudonym "Linesman." After his service in the military, he worked at the Daily Mirror in Manchester and then the Guardian. He had assignments in west Africa, India and Brazil. In the mid-1960s, he began doing football writing at ''The Observer'' as well.
Hopcraft was born in [[Shoeburyness]], Essex. He soon moved to [[Cannock]], Staffordshire, and as a teen, he started working at local newspapers. By the age of 17, he was reporting on the [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]' semi-professional football games using the pseudonym "Linesman." After his service in the military, he worked at the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' in Manchester and then ''[[The Guardian]]''. He had assignments in west Africa, India and Brazil. In the mid-1960s, he began doing football writing at ''[[The Observer]]'' as well. From January 1968 he was a regular contributor to the [[TI Media|IPC monthly]] ''[[Nova (UK magazine)|Nova]]'', his articles were mostly stories from his own life.


He was a "self-described loner whose claustrophobia extended to refusing to use the London Underground."<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/nov/26/football.guardianobituaries Obituary: Arthur Hopcraft | Media | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He never married, noting that "I tried both sexes, but ended up wishing they would all just go away" <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/nov/26/football.guardianobituaries Obituary: Arthur Hopcraft | Media | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
He was a "self-described loner whose claustrophobia extended to refusing to use the London Underground."<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|first=Ronald|last=Atkin|date=26 November 2004|title=Obituary: Arthur Hopcraft|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/nov/26/football.guardianobituaries|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011094323/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/nov/26/football.guardianobituaries|archive-date=11 October 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> He never married, noting that "I tried both sexes, but ended up wishing they would all just go away".<ref name=guardian/>


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0393938}}
*[http://www.isd.salford.ac.uk/library/resources/special/hopcraft.xml Arthur Hopcraft Collection from the University of Salford site]
* [https://salford.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma9913536204801611&context=L&vid=44SAL_INST:SAL_MAIN Arthur Hopcraft Papers: 1966-1998] and [https://www.salford.ac.uk/sites/default/files/library/archives/2019/hopcraft.xml description] at the [[University of Salford]]

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Latest revision as of 02:51, 18 October 2024

Arthur Hopcraft
Born(1932-11-30)30 November 1932
Shoeburyness, Essex, England
Died22 November 2004(2004-11-22) (aged 71)
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • journalist
Notable awardsBAFTA Writers Award (1986)

Arthur Hopcraft (30 November 1932 – 22 November 2004) was a British screenwriter, well known for his TV plays such as The Nearly Man, and for his small-screen adaptations such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Hard Times, Bleak House, and Rebecca. Before taking up writing for TV, he was a sports journalist for The Guardian and The Observer, writing The Football Man: People and Passions in Soccer. He also had four other books published, including an autobiographical account of his childhood, and wrote the screenplay for the film Hostage. Hopcraft won the BAFTA Writers Award in 1986.[1]

Career

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Hopcraft was born in Shoeburyness, Essex. He soon moved to Cannock, Staffordshire, and as a teen, he started working at local newspapers. By the age of 17, he was reporting on the Stafford Rangers' semi-professional football games using the pseudonym "Linesman." After his service in the military, he worked at the Daily Mirror in Manchester and then The Guardian. He had assignments in west Africa, India and Brazil. In the mid-1960s, he began doing football writing at The Observer as well. From January 1968 he was a regular contributor to the IPC monthly Nova, his articles were mostly stories from his own life.

He was a "self-described loner whose claustrophobia extended to refusing to use the London Underground."[2] He never married, noting that "I tried both sexes, but ended up wishing they would all just go away".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Television | Writers Award in 1986". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Atkin, Ronald (26 November 2004). "Obituary: Arthur Hopcraft". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 October 2024.
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