David Croft

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David Croft was a British television producer, director, and writer best known for co-creating classic BBC sitcoms such as "Dad's Army," "Are You Being Served?" and "'Allo 'Allo!".

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
sitcom creator
television producer
television writer
activeInPeriod 20th century
21st century
awardReceived OBE NERFINISHED
birthDate 1922-09-07
birthPlace Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England NERFINISHED
coCreatorOf 'Allo 'Allo! NERFINISHED
Are You Being Served? NERFINISHED
Dad's Army NERFINISHED
Hi-de-Hi! NERFINISHED
It Ain't Half Hot Mum NERFINISHED
Oh, Doctor Beeching! NERFINISHED
You Rang, M'Lord? NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
deathDate 2011-09-27
deathPlace Tavira, Algarve, Portugal NERFINISHED
employer BBC
BBC Television NERFINISHED
familyName Croft NERFINISHED
fullName David John Croft NERFINISHED
gender male
genre situation comedy
television comedy
givenName David NERFINISHED
honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Artillery NERFINISHED
militaryService British Army
nationality British
notableCollaboration Jeremy Lloyd NERFINISHED
Jimmy Perry NERFINISHED
notableFor co-creating classic BBC sitcoms
notableWork 'Allo 'Allo! NERFINISHED
Are You Being Served? NERFINISHED
Dad's Army NERFINISHED
Hi-de-Hi! NERFINISHED
It Ain't Half Hot Mum NERFINISHED
Oh, Doctor Beeching! NERFINISHED
You Rang, M'Lord? NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 7
occupation film director
film producer
screenwriter
television director
television producer
television writer
spouse Ann Callender NERFINISHED

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Peter Vaughan workedWith David Croft