Trevor Bentham (born 11 October 1943) is a British former stage manager and screenwriter (''

A Month by the Lake ''A Month by the Lake'' is a 1995 romantic comedy film starring Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox (actor), Edward Fox and Uma Thurman. The picture is directed by John Irvin and is based on the story by H.E. Bates. The supporting cast features Alida Val ...

'' and ''The Clandestine Marriage''). For 22 years, he was the partner of British actor Sir

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...

. They met in 1968 when Bentham was stage-managing the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England ...

. From 1979 until Hawthorne's death in 2001, they lived together in Radwell near

Baldock Baldock ( ) is a historic market town and unparished area in the local government district of North Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire, England, where the River Ivel rises. It lies north of London, southeast of Bedford, and north n ...

and latterly at Thundridge, both in Hertfordshire, England. The two were fundraisers for Garden House Hospice in Letchworth, Herts hospice and other local charities. Bentham was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 1997.

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