Peter Morgan: Joins Hollywood royalty

Peter Morgan joins Hollywood royalty

All public figures must shiver when Peter Morgan shows up at a cocktail party.

Peter Morgan, the self-deprecating British writer, has carved out a niche as the pre-eminent dramatist of post-war historical figures. "The Last King of Scotland," the TV movie "Longford," "The Queen" and his latest, "Frost/Nixon," have cemented his reputation.

More are still to come including "The Special Relationship," the third in his Tony Blair trilogy.

Peter Morgan also has plenty brewing on the fictional front with the forthcoming "State of Play," "The Jury" and "Hereafter," an original thriller that Clint Eastwood will direct.

The reporters tracked Peter Morgan down in Vienna, where he spoke via cell phone from his family's holiday retreat about the worst side effect of success and confronting the famous folks he writes about.