Trevor Bentham
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) |
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]).
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]
References
- ^ Holden, Stephen (22 September 1995). "A Month By the Lake (1995) film review; Romance in the Sun, Foiled and Then Unfoiled". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ^ "Trevor Bentham". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Haunted by Nigel's memory face to face". Herald Scotland. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "The Advocate". Here Publishing. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Nigel Hawthorne changed will to protect partner's rights". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Payne, Stewart (27 December 2001). "Sir Nigel Hawthorne dies of heart attack aged 72". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Births, marriages and deaths: October 24, 2025". thetimes.com. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2026.