Anthony Marriott
Anthony "Tony" John Crosbie Marriott (born January 17, 1931 in London - † April 17, 2014 in Northwood , Middlesex ) was a British film and theater writer who was best known as a comedy writer for stage and television.
Life
Marriott was the son of an Army officer. He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
He appeared as an actor in 1953 in two episodes of the six-part BBC television series Robin Hood and in 1956 in an episode of the BBC television series Dixon of Dock Gree (1955-1976). In 1961 he wrote a script for the first time; for the episode Hong Kong Story of the ATV television series Geisterschwadron (Ghost Squad). Since then, script work has followed for TV series episodes, feature films and short films .
By him along with Alistair Foot wrote comedies Uproar in the House , and please do not have sex, we're British (No Sex Please: We're British) are among his most famous stage plays. Already with Uproar in the House , the two were very successful in theaters in London's West End from 1967 to 1969 . No sex, please, we are British was performed there in three theaters between 1971 and 1987 a total of 6,761 times and was filmed in 1973 with the help of Marriott. This makes the play the longest performed in British theater history. Also Uproar in the House was in 1971 by Peter Gold tree under the title A great rotation for the Bavarian Radio filmed in German. Other well-known plays by Marriott were Shut Your Eyes and Think of England in 1977 and No Room for Love in 1978 . Together with his co-authors John Chapman (1927-2001) he was in 1978 with the co-written piece Shut Your Eyes and Think of England for the Laurence Olivier Award nomination in the category "Best New Comedy".
Marriott last lived in a retirement home for actors, the "Denville Hall". His wife Heulwen, née Roberts, died in 1999. The marriage had three children.
Scripts (selection)
- 1962/1963: Fireball XL5 (ATV series; screenplay for eleven episodes)
- 1964: Every Day's Holiday ( Director: James Hill )
- 1966: The Deadly Bees ( The Deadly Bees, directed by Freddie Francis )
- 1967: Around with Allen
- 1967: The Ghost of Monk's Island (Directors: Jan Darnley-Smith and Jeremy Summers )
- 1965–75: Public Eye ( ABC / Thames television series; script for 87 episodes)
- 2001: Siga min ektethoume (Director: Kostas Arzoglou )
Web links
- Anthony Marriott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anthony John Crosby Marriott, Encyclopædia Britannica
- Anthony Marriott, distributor and publisher of German stage writers and stage composers
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Obituary: Tony Marriott, theater and television writer, The Scotsman , April 30, 2014.
- ↑ a b See the web link to the entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ Tony Marriott - obituary, The Telegraph, April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Olivier Winners 1978, ( Memento of the original of February 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Olivier Awards.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marriott, Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marriott, Anthony John Crosbie (full name); Marriott, Tony John Crosbie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film and theater writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th April 2014 |
| Place of death | Northwood , Middlesex |