Tony Warren
Tony Warren , actually Anthony McVay Simpson (born July 8, 1936 in Eccles , Salford , Greater Manchester , England , † March 1, 2016 ) was a British screenwriter and writer .
Life
After finishing school, Warren trained as an actor in England. Warren is known as the "father" of the British television series Coronation Street , whose first screenwriter he was from 1957 to 1968. Warren, who had his public coming out in England in the 1960s , also wrote four novels in the 1990s.
Works (selection)
Scripts
- 1957–1968: Coronation Street (TV series)
Novels
- 1991: The Lights of Manchester
- 1993: Foot of the Rainbow
- 1995: Behind Closed Doors
- 1998: Full Steam Ahead
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 2000: Special Achievement Award for Soap Opera Soap at the British Soap Awards
- 2005: National Television landmark award
- Lifetime Achievement award from the Royal Television Society
- Order of the British Empire
Web links
- A potted history. In: Manchester Evening News
- Tony Warren in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Coronation Street creator Tony Warren dies. In: bbc.com. BBC , March 2, 2016, accessed March 2, 2016 .
- ^ Coronation Street creator Tony Warren dies at 79. In: belfasttelegraph.co.uk. March 2, 2016, accessed March 2, 2016.
- ↑ BBC: 40 years on the Street
- ^ The British "Lindenstrasse." In: Frankfurter Rundschau .
- ↑ A potted history. In: DigitalSpy (English).
- ↑ Tony Warren: Coronation Street wouldn't be the same if I was straight In: Guardian.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warren, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McVay Simpson, Anthony (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British screenwriter and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eccles , Salford , Greater Manchester , England , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 2016 |