Christopher Hampton
(1946-), Playwright, screenwriter and film directorSir Christopher James Hampton
Sitter in 3 portraits
Hampton had his debut at the Royal Court aged eighteen with his first play When did you last see my mother? (1966). After graduation from Oxford, from 1968 until 1970 he was the theatre's first resident dramatist. Other works performed there include The Philanthropist (1970) and adaptations of plays by Chekov. In 1985 he adapted Les Liaisons Dangereuses for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 13 March 1995
NPG P1882
by Nicholas Elder
bromide print on card mount, September 1974
NPG x4042
by Mark Gerson
bromide print, 1977
NPG x20109
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