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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Ray Cooney Biography (1932-)
Full name, Raymond George Alfred Cooney; born May 30, 1932, in London, England; son of Gerald and Olive (maiden name, Clarke) Cooney; married Linda Dixon,1962; children: two sons. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer, playwright
- Birth Details
- May 30, 1932
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
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Song of Norway, Palace Theatre, London, 1946
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Calcutta in the Morning, Players' Theatre, London, 1947
- Larkin, The Hidden Years, Fortune Theatre, London, 1948
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Dry Rot, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1956
- Corporal Flight, Simple Spymen, Whitehall Theatre, 1958
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One for the Pot, Whitehall Theatre, 1961
- Sergeant Trotter, The Mousetrap, Ambassadors Theatre, London, 1964
- Simon Sparrow, Doctors at Sea, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1966
- Prosser, Uproar in the House, Whitehall Theatre, 1967
- Wainwright, Charlie Girl, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1968
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Not Now, Darling, Savoy Theatre, London, 1968, then New York Cityproduction, 1970
- Timothy Westerby, There Goes the Bride, Ambassadors Theatre, 1975
- Mr. Pink, Banana Ridge, Savoy Theatre, 1976
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Two into One, produced in Leicester, 1981, then Guildford, England, 1985, later Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ, 1988
- John Smith, Run for Your Wife, produced in Guildford and London, both 1983, then Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1989
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Out of Order, London production, 1990
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It Runs in the Family, London production, 1992
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Major Tours
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Appearances
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Move Over, Mrs. Markham, U.S. cities, 1989-1990
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Stage Work
- Producer and director, Thark, 1965
- Producer, Doctor at Sea, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1966
- Producer and director, In at the Death, 1967
- Producer, My Giddy Aunt, 1968
- Director, Press Cuttings, produced in England, 1970, then New YorkCity
- Producer, Not Now, Darling, Savoy Theatre, London, 1968, then NewYork City production, 1970
- Producer and director, Move Over, Mrs. Markham, 1971
- Producer and director, The Mating Game, 1972
- Producer, Lloyd George Knew My Father, 1972
- Producer, Two and Two Make Sex, 1973
- Producer, Say Goodnight to Grandma, 1973
- Producer, At the End of the Day, 1973
- Producer and director, Why Not Stay for Breakfast?, 1973
- Director of Birds of Paradise, 1974
- Producer, There Goes the Bride, Ambassadors Theatre, 1975
- Producer, Run for Your Wife, produced in Guildford, England, and London, both 1983, then Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1989
- Director, It Runs in the Family, The Playhouse, London, 1992
- Other productions include The Dame of Sark,
The Little Hut,
The Bedwinner,
Jack the Ripper,
A Ghost on Tiptoe, andThe Sack Race, all 1974; Hinge and Bracket,
Murder at the Vicarage, and Ipi Tombi, all 1975; Fringe Benefits and Dear Daddy, both 1976; Fire Angel and Elvis, both 1977; Spinechiller and Lady Harry, both 1978; Clouds, 1978; WhoseLife Is It Anyway?, produced in England, 1978, then New York City, 1979;Chicago,
Bodies,
Brasil Tropical,
Hello, Dolly,
Ain't Misbehavin',
Beatlemania, and Irma La Douce, all 1979; Out of Order, 1990; Duet for One, produced in London and New York City; producer of the plays The Queen's Highland Servant,
That's No Lady, That's My Husband,
My Son's Father,
The Sackingof Norman Banks,
Springtime for Henry,
Saint Joan,
The Trials of Oscar Wilde,
What's a Nice Country Like US Doing in a State Like This?,
Some of My Best Friends Are Husbands,
They're Playing Our Song,
Aladdin,
See How They Run,
Pygmalion,
Passion Play,
Intimate Exchanges, and revivals of Loot andAn Italian Straw Hat.
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Major Tours
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Work
- Producer and director, The Mating Game, 1970
- Producer, Dandy Dick, 1970
- Director, Move Over, Mrs. Markham, U.S. cities, 1989-1990
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Ralph Hingston, My Brother Jonathan, Allied Artists,1949
- Corporal, The Night We Dropped a Clanger (also known as Make Mine a Double), Ellis, 1959
- Pollitt, The Hand, American International, 1960
- Man with cartwheel, The Night We Got the Bird, 1961
- Arnold Crouch, Not Now, Darling, Dimension, 1975
- Mr. Laver, Not Now, Comrade, 1977
- Colonel Hickering, Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (also known as Jack Frost II), A-pix Entertainment, 2000
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Film Work
- (With David Croft) Director, Not Now, Darling, Dimension, 1975
- Director, Not Now, Comrade, 1977
- Executive producer, Why Not Stay for Breakfast?, 1979
- Producer, There Goes the Bride, Vanguard, 1980
- Executive producer, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, 1981
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, The John Thaw Story, 2002
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Episodic
- French proprietor, "Last Post and Pigeon," Last of the Summer Wine, BBC, 2000
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WRITINGS
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Plays
- (With Tony Hilton) One for the Pot, produced at Whitehall Theatre,London, 1961
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Chase Me, Comrade, produced at Whitehall Theatre, 1964
- (With Hilton) Stand by Your Bedouin, produced, 1966
- (With Chapman) of My Giddy Aunt, produced, 1968
- (With Hugh and Margaret Williams) Charlie Girl, produced at Adelphi Theatre, London, 1968
- (With John Chapman) Not Now, Darling, produced at Savoy Theatre, London, 1968, then in New York City, 1970; published by English Theatre Guild(London), 1970, and Dramatists Play Service (New York City), 1971
- (With Chapman) Move Over, Mrs. Markham, produced, 1971; publishedby English Theatre Guild, 1972
- (With Gene Stone) Why Not Stay for Breakfast?, produced, 1973
- (With Chapman) There Goes the Bride, produced at Ambassadors Theatre, London, 1974; published by English Theatre Guild, 1975
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It Runs in the Family, produced at The Playhouse, London, 1992; published by Samuel French (New York City), 1980
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Wife Begins at Forty, produced, 1986
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Two into One, produced in Leicester, 1981, then Guildford, England, 1985, later Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ, 1988
- John Smith, Run for Your Wife, produced in Guildford and London, both 1983, then Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1989
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Out of Order, produced, 1990; published by Samuel French (London),1991
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Funny Money, produced at The Playhouse, 1994
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Screenplays
- (With Tony Hilton) The Hand, American International, 1960
- (With Hilton and Darcy Conyers) The Night We Got the Bird (based on the play The Love Birds by Basil Thomas), British Lion, 1961
- (With Hilton) What a Carve Up! (also known as No Place Like Homicide; based on the novel The Ghoul by Frank King), Embassy, 1962
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Charlie Girl, 1972
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Not Now Darling, Dimension, 1975
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Not Now, Comrade, 1977
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Why Not Stay for Breakfast? (based on his play), 1979
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There Goes the Bride (based on his play), Vanguard, 1980
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Television Specials
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Boobs in the Wood, 1960
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Round the Bend, 1962
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Pappie, hier ben ik, 1991
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Kink in de kabel, 1994
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Bleib doch zum Fruehstueck, 2000
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Radio Plays
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Tale of the Repertory Actor, 1971
- (With John Chapman) Mr. Willow's Wife, 1972
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Starring Leslie Willey, 1987
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Dramatists, St. James Press, 1999
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