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{{short description|English actor and screenwriter}} | {{short description|English actor and screenwriter}} | ||
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| name = Anthony Marriott | | name = Anthony Marriott | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931| | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|01|17|df=y}} | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014| | | birth_place = [[w:London|London]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|04|17|1931|01|17|df=y}} | |||
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As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with [[Alistair Foot]], of the farce ''[[No Sex Please, We're British]]'' which opened at the [[Novello Theatre|Strand Theatre]], London, on 3 June 1971.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anthony-marriott-writer-of-no-sex-please-were-british-dies-at-83/2014/04/28/0ecad072-cee9-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html|title=Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We’re British,' dies at 83|work=The Washington Post|date=29 April 2014|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.<ref name="filmreference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Anthony-Marriott.html Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website]</ref> A [[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|film version]] starring [[Ronnie Corbett]] was released in 1973. | '''Anthony Marriott''' [[w:Justice of the Peace|JP]] (17 January 1931, [[w:London|London]] – 17 April 2014)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10783050/Tony-Marriott-obituary.html|title=Tony Marriott - obituary|work=The Telegraph|date=23 April 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor. | ||
As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with [[w:Alistair Foot|Alistair Foot]], of the farce ''[[w:No Sex Please, We're British|No Sex Please]]'' which opened at the [[w:Novello Theatre|Strand Theatre]], London, on 3 June 1971.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anthony-marriott-writer-of-no-sex-please-were-british-dies-at-83/2014/04/28/0ecad072-cee9-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html|title=Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We’re British,' dies at 83|work=The Washington Post|date=29 April 2014|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.<ref name="filmreference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Anthony-Marriott.html Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website]</ref> A [[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|film version]] starring [[Ronnie Corbett]] was released in 1973. | |||
In 1967 Marriott was hired by [[Amicus Productions]] to rewrite the screenplay penned by [[Robert Bloch]] for [[The Deadly Bees]], a film based on the novel ''A Taste for Honey'' by [[Gerald Heard]]. | In 1967 Marriott was hired by [[w:Amicus Productions|Amicus Productions]] to rewrite the screenplay penned by [[w:Robert Bloch|Robert Bloch]] for [[w:The Deadly Bees|The Deadly Bees]], a film based on the novel ''A Taste for Honey'' by [[w:Gerald Heard|Gerald Heard]]. | ||
Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' with [[Roger Marshall (screenwriter)|Roger Marshall]]. | Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series ''[[w:Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' with [[w:Roger Marshall (screenwriter)|Roger Marshall]]. | ||
He lived for many years in [[Osterley]], [[West (London sub region)|West London]] and was a [[Justice of the Peace#United Kingdom|JP]].<ref name = "filmreference"/> | He lived for many years in [[w:Osterley|Osterley]], [[w:West (London sub region)|West London]] and was a [[w:Justice of the Peace#United Kingdom|JP]].<ref name = "filmreference"/> | ||
==Other plays== | ==Other plays== | ||
* With Alistair Foot, ''Uproar in the House'', [[Garrick Theatre]] and [[Whitehall Theatre]], 1967–69 | * With Alistair Foot, ''Uproar in the House'', [[w:Garrick Theatre|Garrick Theatre]] and [[w:Whitehall Theatre|Whitehall Theatre]], 1967–69 | ||
* With [[John Chapman (screenwriter)|John Chapman]], ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', [[Apollo Theatre]], 1977 | * With [[w:John Chapman (screenwriter)|John Chapman]], ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', [[w:Apollo Theatre|Apollo Theatre]], 1977 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Anthony Marriott JP (17 January 1931, London – 17 April 2014)[1] was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor.
As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with Alistair Foot, of the farce No Sex Please which opened at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 June 1971.[2] It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.[3] A film version starring Ronnie Corbett was released in 1973.
In 1967 Marriott was hired by Amicus Productions to rewrite the screenplay penned by Robert Bloch for The Deadly Bees, a film based on the novel A Taste for Honey by Gerald Heard.
Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series Public Eye with Roger Marshall.
He lived for many years in Osterley, West London and was a JP.[3]
Other plays
- With Alistair Foot, Uproar in the House, Garrick Theatre and Whitehall Theatre, 1967–69
- With John Chapman, Shut Your Eyes and Think of England, Apollo Theatre, 1977
References
- ^ "Tony Marriott - obituary". The Telegraph. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Langer, Emily (29 April 2014). "Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We're British,' dies at 83". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website
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