William Pitt the Younger his strengths and weaknesses with his father: William Pitt is depicted in several films and television programs. Robert Donat portrays Pitt in the 1942 biopic "The Young Mr Pitt", which chronicles the historical events of Pitt's life. Pitt's attempts during his tenure as Prime Minister to cope with the dementia of King George III are portrayed by Julian Wadham in the 1994 film "The Madness of King George". The 2006 film "Amazing Grace", with Benedict Cumberbatch in the role of Pitt, depicts his close friendship with William Wilberforce, the leading abolitionist in Parliament. Pitt is caricatured as a boy-prime minister
William Rivers Pitt William Rivers Pitt William Rivers Pitt (born November 9, 1971) is an author, editor, and political activist. Pitt was born in Washington, D.C., and lived several years in Alabama (where his father, Charles Redding Pitt, served as chair of the state Democratic Party) before eventually moving to Boston. He was educated in English literature at Holy Cross College, a Catholic college in Massachusetts, and after graduation spent two years in San Francisco doing law-related work. Formerly, Pitt taught English literature, journalism, grammar, and history at a small private school outside Boston. He set aside teaching in 2003 and became a