Charles Dyer (playwright)
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Charles Dyer | |
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Born | Charles Raymond Dyer 7 July 1928 Shrewsbury, England |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation | playwright, actor and screenwriter |
Spouse(s) | Fiona Jean Thomson |
Charles Raymond Dyer (7 July 1928 – 23 January 2021) was an English playwright, actor and screenwriter.
Life and career
His first appearance was in 1948, at the Whitehall Theatre. His first play "Who On Earth", was published in 1953.[1]
He died in January 2021 at the age of 92.[2]
Theatre
- 1948: Clubs Are Sometimes Trumps
- 1951: Who on Earth?
- 1953: Turtle in the Soup
- 1954: Jovial Parasite
- 1955: Single Ticket to Mars
- 1956: Wanted, One Body!
- 1956: Time, Murderer, Please
- 1957: Poison in Jest
- 1959: Prelude to Fury
- 1960: Red Cabbage and Kings
- 1962: La Crécelle (Rattle of a Simple Man)
- 1964: Gorillas Drink Milk
- 1966: L'Escalier (Staircase), an adaptation of which in France will inspire Jean Poiret, La Cage aux Folles, in a comic version
- 1971: Mother Adam
- 1975: A Hot Godly Wind
- 1980: Futility Rites
- 1983: Lovers Dancing
Filmography
- Scriptwriter
- 1964: Rattle of a Simple Man from Muriel Box
- 1969: The Staircase (Staircase) by Stanley Donen, adapted from his own play by theater above, and therefore at the origin of the comedy La Cage aux folles by Jean Poiret
- 1974: La Crécelle (TV) by Roger Kahane
- Actor
- 1964: Rattle of a Simple Man from Muriel Box: Chalky
- 1964: A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV)
- 1965: The Knack ... and how to get it (The Knack ... and How to Get It) by Richard Lester: The man in the photo booth
- 1967: How I won the war (How I Won the War) by Richard Lester: The man in the pants
References
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- ↑ Charles Dyer obituary
External links
- Charles Dyer at the Internet Movie Database
- The Playwrights Database Archived 2017-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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