Charles Dyer (playwright) explained
Charles Dyer |
Birth Name: | Charles Raymond Dyer |
Birth Date: | 1928 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, England |
Occupation: | playwright, actor and screenwriter |
Nationality: | British |
Spouse: | 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), the French adaptation inspired Jean Poiret to write the comic play La Cage aux Folles
- 1971: Mother Adam
- 1975: A Hot Godly Wind
- 1980: Futility Rites
- 1983: Lovers Dancing
Filmography
- Scriptwriter
- Actor
References
- Web site: Charles Dyer – Playwright Actor Writer Director Composer. 2020-06-24. en-GB.
- https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/charles-dyer Charles Dyer obituary
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