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- Roy Clarke was born on January 28, 1930 in Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Misfit (1970), Last of the Summer Wine (1973) and The Wanderer (1994). He was previously married to Enid Kitching.
- SpouseEnid Kitching(1953 - 1993) (her death, 2 children)
- Before finding success as a writer, Clarke worked as a policeman, teacher, salesman and taxi driver.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to comedy drama.
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2026 King's New Years Honours List for his services to Entertainment. He is a Television Writer in Goole, South Yorkshire, England.
- Sitcom is a new medium. It's an infant. Its thirty minutes is a strength crying out for new writers to take it to new places. That I've earned a knighthood from it will, I hope, nudge it towards a little more creative respectability. It earns its keep.
- [on Last of the Summer Wine (1973)] It's a different world now, and I'm very glad my time was in the world I knew. I don't know how far I would get now, the show probably wouldn't be made these days.
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