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Charles Dyer (playwright)

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Charles Dyer
Born
Charles Raymond Dyer

(1928-07-07)7 July 1928
Died23 January 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 92)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)playwright, actor and screenwriter
SpouseFiona Jean Thomson

Charles Raymond Dyer (7 July 1928 – 23 January 2021) was an English playwright, actor and screenwriter.

Life and career

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His first appearance was in 1948, at the Whitehall Theatre. His first play "Who On Earth", was published in 1953.[1]

He died in January 2021 at the age of 92.[2]

Theatre

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  • 1948: Clubs Are Sometimes Trumps
  • 1951: Who on Earth?
  • 1953: Turtle in the Soup
  • 1954: Jovial Parasite
  • 1955: Single Ticket to Mars
  • 1956: Wanted, One Body!
  • 1956: Time, Murderer, Please
  • 1957: Poison in Jest
  • 1959: Prelude to Fury
  • 1960: Red Cabbage and Kings
  • 1962: La Crécelle (Rattle of a Simple Man)
  • 1964: Gorillas Drink Milk
  • 1966: L'Escalier (Staircase), the French adaptation inspired Jean Poiret to write the comic play La Cage aux Folles
  • 1971: Mother Adam
  • 1975: A Hot Godly Wind
  • 1980: Futility Rites
  • 1983: Lovers Dancing

Filmography

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Scriptwriter
Actor

References

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  1. ^ "Charles Dyer – Playwright Actor Writer Director Composer". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ Charles Dyer obituary
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