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

Life and career

His first appearance was in 1948, at the

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. His first play "''Who On Earth''", was published in 1953. He died in January 2021 at the age of 92.Charles Dyer obituary
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Theatre

*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''), an adaptation of which in France will inspire

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, ''La Cage aux Folles'', in a comic version *1971: ''Mother Adam'' *1975: ''A Hot Godly Wind'' *1980: ''Futility Rites'' *1983: ''Lovers Dancing''

Filmography

;Scriptwriter * 1964: ''

Rattle of a Simple Man ''Rattle of a Simple Man'' is a 1964 British comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin, based on the 1963 play by Charles Dyer. The screenplay is about a naive man who becomes i ...

'' from

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* 1969: ''

The Staircase ''The Staircase'' (french: Soupçons, lit, 'Suspicions'; also known as ''Death on the Staircase'') is a 2004 French-produced, English-language documentary television miniseries directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade about the trial of Michael Peter ...

'' (''Staircase'') by

Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are '' On the Town,'' (1949) and ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), both of which he co-directed with Gene Kel ...

, adapted from his own play by theater above, and therefore at the origin of the comedy ''La Cage aux folles'' by

* 1974: '' La Crécelle'' (TV) by Roger Kahane ;Actor * 1964: ''

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: Chalky * 1964: '' A Christmas Night with the Stars'' (TV) * 1965: '' The Knack ... and how to get it'' (''The Knack ... and How to Get It'') by

Richard Lester Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for directing the Beatles' films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and '' Help!'' (1965), and the superhero films ' ...

: The man in the photo booth * 1967: ''

How I won the war ''How I Won the War'' is a 1967 British black comedy film starring Michael Crawford, Jack MacGowran, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, and John Lennon in his only non-musical acting role. The film, which was directed and produced by Richard Lester, is b ...

'' (''How I Won the War'') by

: The man in the pants

References

External links

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The Playwrights Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dyer, Charles 1928 births 2021 deaths 20th-century British dramatists and playwrights English male film actors English screenwriters Writers from Shrewsbury Actors from Shrewsbury