Biography
Kit Hesketh-Harvey (1957–2023) was a British screenwriter, composer, translator and musical performer. He wrote the screenplay for the Merchant Ivory film Maurice (1987), adapted from the E. M. Forster novel and directed by James Ivory.
Before turning to screenwriting he worked as a staff producer in the BBC’s Music and Arts Department. He contributed to the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley and wrote the television film Full Throttle (1995). He performed for many years as half of the cabaret duo Kit and the Widow and translated several operas for companies including the Royal Opera House and English National Opera. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge.
