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John Morley(1924-1994)

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John Morley was born on 13 December 1924 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus (1972), Big Night Out (1961) and Blackpool Night Out (1964). He died on 16 July 1994 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornDecember 13, 1924
DiedJuly 16, 1994(69)
BornDecember 13, 1924
DiedJuly 16, 1994(69)
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Known for

Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus (1972)
Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus
TV Series
  • Writer
Big Night Out (1961)
Big Night Out
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Cilla Black in Blackpool Night Out (1964)
Blackpool Night Out
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
The Basil Brush Show (1968)
The Basil Brush Show
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Aladdin and the Forty Thieves (1984)
    Aladdin and the Forty Thieves
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • script
    • 1984
  • The Basil Brush Show (1968)
    The Basil Brush Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1979–1980
  • Albie Keen and Mike Hope in The Hope and Keen Scene (1974)
    The Hope and Keen Scene
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974–1975
  • Bonny!
    TV Series
    • writer
    • additional material
    • 1974
  • Smike! (1973)
    Smike!
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1973
  • Christmas Pantomime: Robin Hood
    TV Movie
    • original book
    • 1973
  • Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus (1972)
    Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus
    TV Series
    • script
    • writer
    • additional material
    • 1972
  • Cilla Black in Blackpool Night Out (1964)
    Blackpool Night Out
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Big Night Out (1961)
    Big Night Out
    7.0
    TV Series
    • script
    • writer
    • 1963–1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 13, 1924
    • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 16, 1994
    • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Other works
    His play, "Pinocchio," was performed at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Kent, England and at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey, England with Roy Kinnear, Neil Fitzwilliam, Su Pollard, Tim Swinton, and Ian Buford in the cast. Tudor Davies was director.

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