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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 was born on 19 June 1928 in Muswell Hill, North London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Marty (1968), Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) and Grubstreet (1972). He died on 31 March 2002 in London, England, UK.
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- June 19, 1928
- Barry Took
- March 31, 2002
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.
Barry Took airs some more of your Points of View from a jaundice looking studio, which incidentally, was changed after a viewer complained that Barry looked ...
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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...
Apr 2, 2002 · Barry Took, the British stand-up comedian and comedy writer who helped produce such zany shows as "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and lent his talents to the much-loved American...
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Apr 1, 2002 · 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 for some time.
