Sid Colin
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Sid Colin | |
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| Born | Sid Kyla Colin 1920 England, UK |
| Died | 12 December 1989 |
| Occupation | Scriptwriter |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1944-1982 |
| Genre | Television |
| Notable works | How Do You View? (1949-1953) Here's Television (1951) The Army Game (1957-1961) Living It Up (1957-1958) Meet the Champ (1960) Up Pompeii (1969-1970) On the House (1970-1971) Whoops Baghdad(1973) |
Sid Colin (1920–1989) was an English screenwriter, working for both television and the cinema.[1] He is best remembered for the television comedies The Army Game (1957–59), Up Pompeii! (1969–1970) and the film Percy's Progress (1974). On Up Pompeii! and Carry On Spying (1964), he collaborated with regular Carry On series writer Talbot Rothwell.[2]
Colin's other sitcoms include Meet the Champ (1960), On the House (1970–71) and Whoops Baghdad (1973).[3]
Selected filmography
- Golden Arrow (1949)
References
- ^ "Sid Colin". BFI.
- ^ "Sid Colin - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Whoops Baghdad". comedy.co.uk.
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