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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 9, 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 writing, creating Steptoe and Son for television and, for the troubled comic actor Tony Hancock, the disgruntled, self-important persona that made him one of the...
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...
Alan Simpson, OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter. He was born in London. He was best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. He wrote the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1974), Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961) and the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963).
Alan Francis Simpson was an English scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).
Best known for co-creating and writing comedies Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe And Son, Alan Simpson is celebrated for near-inventing - with co-writer Ray Galton - the British sitcom.
Feb 8, 2017 · Screenwriter Alan Simpson was a giant of British comedy, widely credited alongside his writing partner Ray Galton for having pioneered the modern television sitcom, bringing social realism with sympathetically drawn working class characters to British screens for the first time.
