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Ray Galton. Get Well Soon (1997). Raymond Percy "Ray" Galton, OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English scriptwriter. Galton was best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. He, along with Simpson, wrote the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1974), Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961) and Comedy ...
Oct 7, 2018 · Ray Galton, the scriptwriter who has died aged 88, earned – with his professional partner Alan Simpson – pride of place among the greats of post-war British comedy writing;
Oct 6, 2018 · Ray Galton OBE, one of the "fathers and creators of British sitcom", has died aged 88. In their 1950s-70s heyday he and co-writer Alan Simpson created classics such as Hancock's Half Hour and ...
Ray Galton was born on 17 July 1930 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Sanford and Son (1972), Steptoe and Son (1962) and Steptoe & Son (1972). He was married to Tonia Phillips.
Oct 6, 2018 · When Ray Galton met Alan Simpson in a tuberculosis ward in 1948, it was the start of a writing partnership that would create comedy legend in the form of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son
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Oct 6, 2018 · Ray Galton, who along with partner Alan Simpson forged one of the country’s best-loved comedy writing teams, has died aged 88. Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe And Son were among the TV comedy ...
Oct 10, 2018 · Ray Galton was 16 and working as a junior clerk with the Transport and General Workers’ Union when he contracted tuberculosis and was given six weeks to live. He pulled through and was sent to ...
