Trevor Bentham
British screenwriter (1943–2025)
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Trevor Swithin Bentham (11 October 1943 – 19 October 2025) was a British stage manager and screenwriter (A Month by the Lake[1] and The Clandestine Marriage[2]).
- Screenwriter
- stage manager
(1979–Hawthorne's d. 2001)
Trevor Bentham | |
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| Born | 11 October 1943 |
| Died | 19 October 2025 (aged 82) |
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| Partner | Nigel Hawthorne (1979–Hawthorne's d. 2001) |
For 22 years, he was the partner of actor Nigel Hawthorne.[3] They met in 1968 when Bentham was stage-managing the Royal Court Theatre.[4]
From 1979 until Hawthorne's death in 2001, they lived together, initially in Radwell near Baldock and later in Cold Christmas, both in Hertfordshire, England.[5] The two were fundraisers for Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, Herts hospice and other local charities.[6] After Hawthorne's death he had a relationship with Donald Macleary.[7]
Bentham was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 1997.[5]
Bentham died on 19 October 2025, aged 82.[7]
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