Anthony Marriott

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Anthony Marriott
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Born(1931-01-17)17 January 1931
Died17 April 2014(2014-04-17) (aged 83)

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

References

  1. ^ "Tony Marriott - obituary". The Telegraph. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website

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