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Giles Cooper

Overview

  • Born
    August 9, 1918 · Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    December 2, 1966 · Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK (injuries from a fall)
  • Birth name
    Giles Stannus Cooper

Biography

  • Giles Cooper was born on August 9, 1918 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Mystery and Imagination (1966). He was married to Gwyneth Lewis. He died on December 2, 1966 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK.

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  • Spouse
      Gwyneth Lewis(February 14, 1947 - December 2, 1966) (his death, 2 children)

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  • Died after falling from a train. Was found to have consumed six and a half pints of beer just before the fall.
  • Originally famed for his radio plays, he became one of the busiest British television writers of the 1960s, and was so prolific that TV drama by him was still appearing for the first time on British TV several years after his untimely death.

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