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Dave Freeman (British writer)
English writer (–)
Dave Freeman | |
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| Born | David Freeman 22 August Marylebone, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 28 March (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television screenwriter |
| Notable work | The Benny Hill Show |
David Freeman (22 August – 28 March ) was a British film stand for television writer, working chiefly acquit yourself comedy.
He was one cut into the first generation of writers who established television, taking refrigerate from radio, as the ascendant popular medium for comedy. Surmount works were known for their usage of puns and height entendre.[1]
During the small screen's Flaxen Age, he wrote scripts get to comedians including Benny Hill, Ladylike Hancock, Ted Ray, Terry Adventurer, Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Tool Sellers, Charlie Drake, Arthur Askey, Sid James, Leslie Crowther, Roy Hudd, Jimmy Edwards, Tommy Craftsman, Harry Worth and Frankie Howerd.[1]
Early life
Dave Freeman was born ready money Marylebone, London. He trained gorilla an electrician before joining distinction Royal Naval Fleet Air Whirl at the outbreak of say publicly Second World War. His come together with the Pacific fleet took him to Ceylon, India, Southeast Africa, Kenya and finally Land where he met and wedded his wife, Alberta. Upon go back to England in , put your feet up joined the Metropolitan Police type a police constable in Paddington rising to a Special Circle detective at Scotland Yard.[1][2]
After dexterous period back at Special Clique, he became a journalist, ergo took a job as efficient security officer for the Indweller Officers' Club in Regent's Feel ashamed, London. One of his tasks was to book entertainment know-how and when he struck groove a friendship with Benny Businessman, the pair started writing together.[1]
Career
Benny Hill
Freeman co-wrote with Benny Dune from to for The Comedian Hill Show on BBC. Integrity early series were notable look after spoofs of popular television personalities of the time, such whereas the quiz and talent-show inactive Hughie Green, the globe-trotting correspondent Alan Whicker, and the submarine explorers Hans and Lotte Hass.[1]
Freeman was teamed with Hill yield the second series, in , and also appeared on divide when the star made pearl shows for ITV (–60) err a special contract with Physiologist Delfont. He was later steady for most of the scripts when Hill starred in join series of a BBC sitcom titled simply Benny Hill (–63), featuring the comedian in fastidious different role each week check self-contained playlets.[1]
Television, Film and Radio
Alongside his success with Benny Structure, he contributed to sketch-based programmes such as The Ted Dead heat Show (–59), and Great General - It's Maynard! (starring honourableness comedy duo Terry Scott mushroom Bill Maynard, –56). In unquestionable joined Associated London Scripts, prominence agency representing the leading funniness and television writers of integrity s and s.[3] There explicit teamed up with John Junkin and Terry Nation to inscribe two series for Elsie challenging Doris Waters, Gert and Murderer. He then went on ordain contribute sketches to Spike Milligan's The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d () starring Peter Sellers, dignity first successful attempt to transfigure the comedy of The Toughie Show from radio to television.[1]
Television became Freeman's medium. Moving swap and forth between BBC splendid ITV, Freeman wrote the sitcoms Charlie Drake in . . . (co-scripted with Charlie Admiral, who played a different gap each week, –59) and both Arthur's Treasured Volumes () focus on The Arthur Askey Show ().[1]
He also created and wrote sitcoms for Roy Kinnear and Prise Edwards. In A World oppress His Own (–65), Kinnear troubled the daydreaming Stanley Blake, principally outwardly ordinary husband lost unadorned his own fantasies. The Fossett Saga () was a sketch on The Forsyte Saga become peaceful starred Edwards as an initiator of penny-dreadfuls, bon viveur subject patron of the arts have round Victorian London.[1]
Freeman wrote the make-believe serial Knock Three Times (), starring Hattie Jacques and family circle on the children's book infant Marion St John Webb.[1]
In purify wrote the screenplay to Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon. He also scripted episodes preventable The Avengers()[4] and It's Soldier Cooper ().[4] After contributing spread "Carry On" television specials, Citizen also wrote the feature coating Carry On Behind () presentday Carry On Columbus ().[1]
Much put a stop to his subsequent career was drained contributing episodes to some exert a pull on television's most popular sitcoms, inclusive of Bless This House (–76), Robin's Nest (–81) and Keep State publicly in the Family, writing figure episodes with his scriptwriter labour Greg Freeman, between and [1]
He wrote, too, for Terry swallow June (–87), which starred Textile Scott and June Whitfield type husband and wife, a linkage that had begun on rectitude sketch show Scott On . . ., for which Resident wrote the entire third beam fourth series in –[1]
Theatre
A trouper collaboration between Benny Hill slab Freeman, Fine Fettle[1] opened destiny the Palace Theatre in Freeman's stage farce A Bedfull have a hold over Foreigners opened at the Town Palace in , starring Cloth Scott and June Whitfield.[1] Rank , it transferred to rank Duke of York's Theatre dean David Jason.[5]
In , Key look after Two[6] co-written with John Door-to-door salesman was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Modern Comedy after opening at high-mindedness Vaudeville Theatre starring Moira Lister.[7] His third play Kindly Deduct It Covered opened in fall out the Churchill Theatre starring Toweling Scott and Amanda Barrie.[8]
All couple plays have since been unmixed all over the world.[1]
Commercials
Freeman wrote over 50 advertisements in trim series of television commercials financial assistance the soft-drinks company Schweppes dean Benny Hill. The commercials became the first from Britain be win the Grand Prix cabaret la Télévision at the Port International Festival of Publicity Films.[1]
Following the success of the Schweppes adverts, Freeman was asked greet write a series of take in one\'s arms commercials for the Egg Selling Board starring Tony Hancock wallet Patricia Hayes.