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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.
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” — died on Oct. 5. He was 88.
Galton and Simpson were a British comedy scriptwriting duo, who wrote for radio, television and film, consisting of Ray Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) and Alan Simpson OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017).
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...
Ray Galton was born on 17 July 1930 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Sanford and Son (1972), Steptoe and Son (1962) and Steptoe & Son (1972). He was married to Tonia Phillips.
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Oct 7, 2018 · Ray Galton, the scriptwriter who has died aged 88, earned – with his professional partner Alan Simpson – pride of place among the greats of post-war British comedy writing; between them they...
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Ray Galton, who co-wrote Steptoe and Son alongside Alan Simpson, has died at the age of 88. His manager said he was regarded as one of "the fathers and creators of British sitcom". The...
