Rod Hall

Roderick Thomas Berringer (Rod) Hall (1951-21 May 2004), literary agent who represented several successful British writers.

Having worked for London agency A.P. Watt, he set up his own, the Rod Hall Agency , in 1997.

Hall was found dead, with multiple stab wounds, in his Southwark, south London, England apartment.

Following his death, the film "Driving Lessons" was dedicated to him.

Clients

Hall's agency represented more than 60 writers, including:
*Simon Beaufoy (wrote "The Full Monty")
*Jeremy Brock (wrote "Mrs. Brown")
*Lee Hall (wrote "Billy Elliot")
*Liz Lochhead (Scottish poet)
*Martin McDonagh (playwright)
*Philip Ridley ("playwright, screenwriter, director")
*Richard Smith (wrote Trauma)
*Juliette Towhidi (wrote "Calendar Girls")
*Simon Nye (wrote the television show "Men Behaving Badly").

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3747629.stm BBC report of Hall's death]