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Chris Hampton produced and penned the scripts for a few major films during the 1980s, including Dangerous Liaisons the screenplay for which he earned both an Academy Award and a Writer's Guild Award. He adapted the script from his play of the same title. Hampton was born to British parents in the Azores. While attending Oxford, the 18-year-old Hampton had his first play produced. He became the resident dramatist at the Royal Court in London between 1968 and 1970. Through the '70s, Hampton's reputation as an excellent playwright grew.