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- Birth nameJohn Henley Heathcote Williams
- Heathcote Williams was born on November 15, 1941 in Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Basic Instinct 2 (2006), City of Ember (2008) and The Legend of 1900 (1998). He died on July 1, 2017 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Radical poet, dramatist, painter, sculptor, actor and naturalist.
- According to his obituary in "The Guardian": "His last volume of poetry about [Donald Trump], "American Porn", was published in January. Williams wrote that Trump's real name--Drumpf--suggests dumbness, even the passing of wind / As well as the merciful transience of fame".
- Life partner of Diana Senior.
- Like Percy Bysshe Shelley, he did not complete his degree at Oxford University.
- Got the role of Prospero in Derek Jarman's The Tempest (1979) after Terry-Thomas had to turn it down due to his ill health.
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