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Raymond Percy Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote 1950s and 60s BBC sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961 ...
- 5 October 2018 (aged 88), Paddington, London, England
- Raymond Percy Galton, 17 July 1930, Paddington, London, England
- Tonia Phillips (1956–95, her death)
- Scriptwriter
Oct 7, 2018 · Photograph: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock. Television & radio. This article is more than 5 years old. Obituary. Ray Galton obituary. Half of the supremely talented writing duo who produced popular...
- Dennis Barker
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...
Oct 6, 2018 · Ray Galton, one half of Galton and Simpson, the writing team regularly voted the funniest in sitcom history, has died at the age of 88. The scriptwriter died “peacefully” on Friday night after...
Oct 7, 2018 · Ray Galton, one half of a hugely influential writing team with Alan Simpson that was regularly voted the funniest in sitcom history, has died this weekend at the age of 88. The scriptwriter...
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Oct 9, 2018 · By The Associated Press. Oct. 9, 2018. Ray Galton, one of the creators of the landmark British comedy series “Steptoe and Son” — the inspiration for the hit American show “Sanford and Son” —...
Oct 6, 2018 · Ray Galton, one half of the writing duo who created Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe & Son, has died aged 88. The iconic scriptwriter died last night after a "long and heartbreaking battle with dementia", his family announced. He "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family".
