Jeremy Noble (writer)
Jeremy Mark Noble (born 9 July 1960) is an English writer, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Early life and education Noble attended King's School, Bruton, and read English Literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was supervised by the poet Geoffrey Hill, and graduated with upper second-class honours in 1987. He won a Half Blue for polo, playing for Cambridge University against Oxford University (Cambridge won 3–2, 7 June 1987). He was honorary treasurer for Cambridge University Polo Club. Career Noble moved to Saint Petersburg, Russia, to become a writer. He has since worked with various Russian cultural figures including Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sokurov, and Vladimir Bortko. Noble has written for The Washington Post, St. Petersburg Press, P. N. Review, Literary Review, Open Democracy Russia, and Open Russia. He has written extensively about Russian ballet, and for Dance Magazine. Noble has translated extensively from Russian into English, for major arts organisations and events, the president of the Russian Federation, and the mayor of Moscow. Noble wrote the English-language dialogue for the 2005 film The Sun (directed by Alexander Sokurov). His play Marlene Made Me was shortlisted for the UK International Playwriting Festival, 2004. He was co-writer and guest historian for Glamour