Q:Information:  - Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born English actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial "The Singing Detective", Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial "Maigret", and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" films after the death of actor Richard Harris who played the part in the first two Harry Potter films.  - Othello ("The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice)" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story "Un Capitano Moro" ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565.   - Francis "Frank" Finlay, CBE (6 August 1926  30 January 2016) was an English stage, film and television actor. He was Oscar-nominated for his supporting role in Olivier's 1965 film of "Othello" and got his first leading role on television in 1971 as "Casanova", which led to appearances on "The Morecambe and Wise Show". He also appeared in the controversial drama "Bouquet of Barbed Wire".  - Othello is a 1965 film based on the National Theatre Company 's staging of Shakespeare 's Othello ( 1964 -- 66 ) staged by John Dexter . Directed by Stuart Burge , the film starred Laurence Olivier , Maggie Smith , Joyce Redman , and Frank Finlay , who all received Academy Award nominations , and provided film debuts for both Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon .  - Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902  10 October 1983) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He worked in films throughout most of his career, and played more than sixty cinema roles. From an artistic but not theatrical background, Richardson had had no thought of a stage career until a production of "Hamlet" in Brighton inspired him to become an actor. He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1931 he joined the Old Vic, playing mostly Shakespearean roles. He led the company the following season, succeeding Gielgud, who had taught him much about stage technique. After he left the company, a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway.  - Sir Arthur John Gielgud (14 April 1904  21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 192931.  - Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, (22 May 1907  11 July 1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles.  - William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)  23 April 1616) was an English :poet, :playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.  - The Singing Detective is a BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, which stars Michael Gambon and was directed by Jon Amiel. The six episodes were "Skin", "Heat", "Lovely Days", "Clues", "Pitter Patter" and "Who Done It".  - Jules Amedée François Maigret , simply Jules Maigret or Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional French police detective, actually a "commissaire" or commissioner of the Paris "Brigade Criminelle" (Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris), created by writer Georges Simenon.    Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'screenwriter' with the subject 'othello '.  Choices: - david richardson  - dennis potter  - georges simenon  - laurence olivier  - richard harris  - william shakespeare
A:
william shakespeare