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Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998) was an English television scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms. Speight emerged in the mid-1950s, writing for radio comics Frankie Howerd , Vic Oliver , Arthur Askey , and Cyril Fletcher .
Johnny Speight was born on 2 June 1920 in Canning Town, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Till Death Us Do Part (1965), Privilege (1967) and The Arthur Haynes Show (1956). He was married to Constance Beatrice Barrett.
Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998) was an English television screenwriter who wrote many British sitcoms like Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health. Speight also wrote some episodes of All in the Family. He wrote for people who had radio shows like Cyril Fletcher and Frankie Howard. He was born in Canning Town, London .
Created by Johnny Speight, Till Death Us Do Part centred on the East End Garnett family, led by patriarch Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), a reactionary white working-class man who holds racist and anti-socialist views.
Jul 6, 1998 · JOHNNY Speight, the creator of Britain's most infamous television bigot, Alf Garnett, has died after a short illness, writes Chris Starrs.
With his creation of Alf Garnett and Till Death Us Do Part, Johnny Speight (born in Canning Town, London, on 2 June 1920) expanded the boundaries of what was possible in British television comedy.
Jul 5, 1998 · Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998) was an English television scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms. Speight emerged in the mid-1950s, writing for radio comics Frankie Howerd, Vic Oliver, Arthur Askey, and Cyril Fletcher. For television he wrote for Morecambe & Wise, Peter Sellers and The Arthur Haynes Show.
Nov 26, 1990 · Johnny Speight gives a forthright interview complete with some strong language and political views, as well as his views on "class" and how it showed itself in the workings particularly of the BBC. He covers his East End upbringing, and how he got into radio writing as well as TV and stage drama.
Jun 2, 2021 · On this day in 1920, English television scriptwriter Johnny Speight was born. Now I realize that our American listeners, might not be familiar with him, but he does have a slight American connection. So, he wrote loads of stuff, right?
Jul 5, 1998 · The creator of the BBC's Alf Garnett and Till Death Us Do Part, Johnny Speight, has died aged 78. He had been ill with cancer for some months. Born into an Irish Catholic family in London's...
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