Anthony Marriott
Anthony Marriott JP (17 January 1931, London – 17 April 2014)[1] was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor.
Anthony Marriott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1931 |
| Died | 17 April 2014 (aged 83) |
As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with Alistair Foot, of the farce No Sex Please, We're British which opened at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 June 1971.[2] It has been performed in 52 countries and on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.[3] A film version starring Ronnie Corbett was released in 1973.
In 1967 Marriott was hired by Amicus Productions to rewrite the screenplay penned by Robert Bloch for The Deadly Bees, a film based on the novel A Taste for Honey by Gerald Heard.
Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series Public Eye with Roger Marshall. He never wrote a televised episode for the series, but did write an original novel based on it, Marker Calls the Tune in 1968. [4]
He lived for many years in Osterley, West London and was a Justice of the Peace.[3]
Other plays
[edit]- With Alistair Foot, Uproar in the House, Garrick Theatre and Whitehall Theatre, 1967–69
- With John Chapman, Shut Your Eyes and Think of England, Apollo Theatre, 1977
References
[edit]- ^ "Tony Marriott - obituary". The Telegraph. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Langer, Emily (29 April 2014). "Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We're British,' dies at 83". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website
- ^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/marker-calls-the-tune/oclc/20153170 [bare URL]
