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Barry Took (19 June 1928 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series Bootsie and Snudge, the radio comedy Round the Horne and other projects.
Barry Took (1928-2002) was a British comedy writer and producer, known for Marty, Laugh-In and Grubstreet. He also acted in some TV shows and movies, such as Aladdin and the Forty Thieves and Private Eye.
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- June 19, 1928
- Barry Took
- March 31, 2002
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Mar 31, 2002 · Barry Took, who wrote and presented radio and TV shows, passed away in 2002 at 73. He was known for creating Round the Horne, bringing Monty Python to the BBC, and hosting The News Quiz.
Apr 14, 2002 · Barry Took, a zany shining light of postwar British comedy who put together the team that became Monty Python's Flying Circus, died on March 31 in London. He was 73. Reports in the British...
Apr 2, 2002 · 02 April 2002 • 12:10am. BARRY TOOK, who has died aged 73, was a comic writer and performer who contributed to the outrageous 1960s radio series Round the Horne, produced a number of successful...
Apr 1, 2002 · Mon 1 Apr 2002 at 09:00. COMEDIAN and scriptwriter Barry Took has died, the BBC announced. He was 73. The veteran funny man, who found fame on both sides of the camera, had been in ill health...
Barry Took, who wrote and presented classic TV and radio shows, died in March 2002. Friends and stars like John Cleese and Terry Jones paid tribute to him at a memorial service in London.