MP
The basics
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Intro
British writer
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Male
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Birth:
24 April 1916(London, Greater London, London, England)
Death:
17 April 1991
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Father:
Roland Pertwee
Spouse(s):
Valerie French
The details
Biography
Introduction
Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London – 17 April 1991, Camden, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, Hong Kong and many other films and TV series.
He was the brother of Jon Pertwee of Doctor Who fame, the son of Roland Pertwee, a noted screenwriter and actor of the 1910s-1950s, a distant cousin of Bill Pertwee, a noted character actor, and the uncle of actor Sean Pertwee.
Selected filmography
- Crackerjack (1938)
- Trouble in the Air (1948)
- The Interrupted Journey (1949)
- Something in the City (1950)
- Laughter in Paradise (1951)
- Night Was Our Friend (1951)
- Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
- The Naked Truth (1957)
- Too Many Crooks (1959)
- Strange Bedfellows (1965)