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Talbot Nelson Conn "Tolly" Rothwell, OBE (12 November 1916 – 28 February 1981) was an English screenwriter . Life and career. Rothwell was born in Bromley, Kent, England. He had a variety of jobs during his early life: town clerk, police officer and Royal Air Force pilot .
A former police officer and pilot, Talbot Rothwell had an unorthodox entry into show business: as a prisoner of war in a German POW camp during WW II, Rothwell, out of boredom (and also to cover the noise of prisoners digging escape tunnels), got involved in camp entertainment shows, writing comedy sketches with fellow prisoner Peter ...
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- November 12, 1916
- Talbot Rothwell
- February 28, 1981
Talbot Rothwell was a British comedy writer who joined the "Carry On" series in 1963 and stayed for 19 films. He also wrote for radio, stage and TV shows featuring Terry-Thomas, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray and others.
- November 12, 1916
- February 28, 1981
It was his wartime role - working alongside Carry On screenwriter Talbot Rothwell whose plane was also shot down - that helped birth the Carry On humour Butterworth later became famous for.
Feb 6, 2024 · Talbot Rothwell, a Carry On screenwriter, was a prisoner of war who helped plan the Great Escape and the Wooden Horse. He and Peter Butterworth, another actor and escapee, developed the comedy style of the Carry On films.
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series set in ancient Pompeii and broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin.
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Talbot Rothwell (1916-1981) was a prolific and witty writer for British comedy films and TV shows. He wrote some of the funniest screenplays for the 'Carry On' series and other classics, and received an OBE in 1977.
