YoungWillz 20,942 Posted June 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Octopus of Odstock said: John Nettleton Pat Heywood Jonathan Lynn Clem Vallance Graeme Garden Peter Cellier Kenneth Colley Gwen Taylor Maggie Smith Tim Curry David Griffin Would be most likely, but it's noticeable how many of his era (or younger) are already dead so could easily be one of those in their early 60's (Simon Russell Beale doesn't look too healthy) Could we be seeing an OoO Theme Team next year? There's still an awful lot of Peter Bowles' collaborators kicking around too. There's a team in that also. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,180 Posted July 14, 2023 On 26/06/2023 at 22:03, Octopus of Odstock said: John Nettleton Pat Heywood Jonathan Lynn Clem Vallance Graeme Garden Peter Cellier Kenneth Colley Gwen Taylor Maggie Smith Tim Curry David Griffin Would be most likely, but it's noticeable how many of his era (or younger) are already dead so could easily be one of those in their early 60's (Simon Russell Beale doesn't look too healthy) So it was Nettleton. This Palin theme team is fast reducing way before the starting blocks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,272 Posted July 25, 2023 Jerome Coopersmith (Wiki), American dramatist known for television, theater, and his work as a professor of screenplay writing dead at 97 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,578 Posted July 25, 2023 Stu Silver, screenwriter responsible for Throw Momma From the Train and half of Good Morning, Vietnam, dead aged 76, prostate cancer. Also created sitcom Webster and wrote for Soap, Benson, Bosom Buddies and had a few acting credits. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,389 Posted July 26, 2023 Bo Goldman, who won Oscars for his screenplays for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Melvin and Howard, dead at 90. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,463 Posted July 27, 2023 On 25/07/2023 at 08:06, Gisooo said: Jerome Coopersmith (Wiki), American dramatist known for television, theater, and his work as a professor of screenplay writing dead at 97 Hollywood Reporter obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,272 Posted July 27, 2023 Julian Barry (Wiki), American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Oscar-nominated script for the 1974 film Lenny about comedian Lenny Bruce dead at 92 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,942 Posted August 9, 2023 Comedy writer Simon Carlyle, who wrote Boy Meets Girl and Two Doors Down for TV, reportedly dead aged 47: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-bbc-pays-tribute-two-30669356 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,578 Posted September 4, 2023 Robert Klane (Weekend at Bernie's) dead, 81. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,942 Posted November 2, 2023 DDP pick Peter S Fischer, creator of Murder She Wrote and Columbo writer Hollywood Reporter Obit: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-s-fischer-dead-murder-she-wrote-columbo-1235635648/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted November 2, 2023 I wonder if we can break the DDP hit record today, if we keep this up. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,578 Posted January 22 Benedict Fitzgerald, co-writer of The Passion of the Christ has died at age 74. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,578 Posted January 26 Andrew Payne, TV scritpwriter for Minder, Lovejoy, Shoestring and his own creation Pie In the Sky, has died aged 74. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,942 Posted May 26 Don Webb, theatre playwright and scriptwriter for such shows as Byker Grove, Juliet Bravo and The Bill, reportedly dead aged 89: https://x.com/DonWebbWriter/status/1794738423313674263 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916092/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,463 Posted May 30 On 26/05/2024 at 15:44, YoungWillz said: Don Webb, theatre playwright and scriptwriter for such shows as Byker Grove, Juliet Bravo and The Bill, reportedly dead aged 89: https://x.com/DonWebbWriter/status/1794738423313674263 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916092/ Guardian obit for Don Webb. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,578 Posted May 30 Oscar nominated screenwriter Stephen J. Rivele (Nixon) has died aged 75 (17 May 24) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,389 Posted July 2 Robert Towne dead at 89. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 871 Posted July 7 On 02/07/2024 at 23:29, tracy said: Robert Towne dead at 89. Missed this death! Great scriptwriter - Chinatown was a classic. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,091 Posted August 13 Italian Sergio Donati, who notably worked on Once upon a time in the West and For a few dollars more, has died aged 91. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted August 20 Jude Tindall, creator and scriptwriter for BBC show "Shakespeare & Hathaway" dies suddenly after filming her new show: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-bbc-icon-dies-just-33505499 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,563 Posted November 2 Crossposting to say that the writer of Silent Witness (Nigel McCrery) has a terminal illness. BBC News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted November 3 28 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: Crossposting to say that the writer of Silent Witness (Nigel McCrery) has a terminal illness. BBC News He hasn’t sais what sort of terminal illness but probably one for 2025. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
