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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. 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).
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 · By The Associated Press. February 8, 2017 12:20pm. Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage. Screenwriter Alan Simpson, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and...
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).
Feb 8, 2017 · Associated Press. 0:03. 0:56. LONDON — Screenwriter Alan Simpson, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son , has died at age 87....
Feb 8, 2017 · Writer. 27 November 1929 to 8 February 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.
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,...
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