Ted Willis
About
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Also Known As
Theodore Willis
Died
December 22, 1992
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Cited in "The Guiness Book of World Records" as the world's most prolific TV writer, Willis created 41 TV serials, wrote 37 stage plays, penned scripts for 39 feature films, churned out radio scripts and generated a dozen novels. He was also one of the pioneers of British "kitchen sink" drama in the late 1950s, producing gritty, realistic stories set in a working-class milieu....
Filmography
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Maneaters Are Loose
(1978)
Book As Source Material ("Maneater")
No Tree in the Street
(1964)
Screenwriter
Flame in the Streets
(1962)
Screenwriter
The Young And The Guilty
(1958)
Writer
Woman In A Dressing Gown
(1957)
Screenplay
Trouble in Store
(1955)
Screenwriter
Family & Companions
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Audrey Willis
Wife
Survived him.
Biography
Cited in "The Guiness Book of World Records" as the world's most prolific TV writer, Willis created 41 TV serials, wrote 37 stage plays, penned scripts for 39 feature films, churned out radio scripts and generated a dozen novels. He was also one of the pioneers of British "kitchen sink" drama in the late 1950s, producing gritty, realistic stories set in a working-class milieu.
Filmography
Writer (Feature Film)
Maneaters Are Loose
(1978)
Book As Source Material ("Maneater")
No Tree in the Street
(1964)
Screenwriter
Flame in the Streets
(1962)
Screenwriter
The Young And The Guilty
(1958)
Writer
Woman In A Dressing Gown
(1957)
Screenplay
Trouble in Store
(1955)
Screenwriter
One Good Turn
(1954)
Writer
Production Companies (Feature Film)
No Tree in the Street
(1964)
Company
Life Events
1955
Wrote the longrunning TV series, "Dixon of Dock Green", featuring a plodding police officer
1963
Given the title Lord Willis
Companions
Audrey Willis
Wife
Survived him.
