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- Birth namePeter Richard Nichols
- Peter Nichols was born on July 31, 1927 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Inspecteur Morse (1987), The Wednesday Play (1964) and Sauve qui peut (1965). He was married to Thelma Reed. He died on September 7, 2019 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- SpouseThelma Reed(1959 - September 7, 2019) (his death, 3 children)
- Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1968 as author of Best Play nominee "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg," and in 1975 as author of Best Play nominee "The National Health."
- His play, "Passion Play," was awarded the 1984 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- His play, "The National Health," on Broadway in New York City was nominated for a 1975 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play.
- He has freely admitted that several of his plays are autobiographical. It has been widely remarked that Nichols has, in these plays, a tendency to depict himself in a most unflattering light.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2018 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama. He was a playwright in Oxfordshire, England.
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