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JONATHAN LYNN
Based On The Screenplay

JONATHAN LYNN (Based On The Screenplay). Feature film direction: Clue, Nuns on the Run (also wrote), My Cousin Vinny, Greedy, Trial And Error, The Whole Nine Yards, The Fighting Temptations, and Wild Target. Select TV writing: Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. Bestselling books: The Complete Yes, Minister and The Complete Yes, Prime Minister, cumulatively over a million copies and translated into numerous languages. He wrote the novels Mayday (1991) and Samaritans (2017) and a book about comedy, Comedy Rules (2011). In London he wrote/directed two plays: Yes Prime Minister and The Patriotic Traitor (The Park). Awards: BAFTA, Writers Guild (twice), Broadcasting Press Guild (twice), NAACP Image Award, Environmental Media Award, Ace Award, and a Special Award from the UK Campaign For Freedom of Information. Lynn received an M.A. in Law from Cambridge University and now lives near New York City, writing new plays, describing himself as a recovering lawyer. jonathanlynn.com