Alan Simpson

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Alan Simpson was a British comedy scriptwriter best known for his influential partnership with Ray Galton, with whom he helped shape post-war radio and television comedy.

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Alan Simpson canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy writer
human
radio writer
screenwriter
awardReceived BAFTA Fellowship NERFINISHED
Writers' Guild of Great Britain award NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Ray Galton NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
ethnicGroup British
familyName Simpson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork radio comedy
sitcom writing
television comedy
genre comedy
givenName Alan
influenced British sitcom tradition
post-war British comedy
influencedBy BBC radio comedy of the 1940s
British music hall tradition NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement post-war British comedy
name Alan Simpson NERFINISHED
notableFor influential post-war British radio comedy
influential post-war British television comedy
partnership with Ray Galton
notableWork Citizen James NERFINISHED
Clochemerle NERFINISHED
Comedy Playhouse NERFINISHED
Hancock NERFINISHED
Hancock's Half Hour NERFINISHED
Steptoe and Son NERFINISHED
The Blood Donor (Hancock's Half Hour episode) NERFINISHED
The Galton & Simpson Comedy NERFINISHED
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse NERFINISHED
The Radio Ham (Hancock's Half Hour episode) NERFINISHED
occupation comedy writer
radio scriptwriter
scriptwriter
television scriptwriter
partnerInWriting Ray Galton NERFINISHED
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
wroteFor BBC Radio NERFINISHED
BBC Television NERFINISHED

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Hancock's Half Hour createdBy Alan Simpson
Hancock's Half Hour writtenBy Alan Simpson
The Rebel screenwriter Alan Simpson
Steptoe and Son creator Alan Simpson