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Alan Francis Simpson OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton.
Feb 8, 2017 · Alan Simpson formed, with Ray Galton, one of the great television scriptwriting partnerships. Their early work with Tony Hancock pioneered what became known as situation comedy. They went on...
Feb 8, 2017 · Writer Alan Simpson lost his battle to lung cancer and sadly passed away, his manager has announced. The scriptwriter was famously known for his writing partnership with Ray Galton, who was part...
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Feb 8, 2017 · Alan Simpson, the scriptwriter who has died aged 87, worked as a shipping clerk before becoming, with his professional partner Ray Galton, one of the geniuses of post-war British comedy...
Feb 8, 2017 · Screenwriter Alan Simpson, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son, has died. He was 87. Simpson’s agent, Tessa Le Bars, said Wednesday that...
Feb 8, 2017 · Scriptwriter Alan Simpson, who was behind Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son, has died at the age of 87. The acclaimed British writer was one half of duo Galton and Simpson, alongside Ray...
Feb 8, 2017 · Alan Simpson – one half of Galton and Simpson, the writing duo who created Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son – has died at the age of 87. Along with his writing partner Ray Galton,...
