Roland Pertwee
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Roland Pertwee (15 May 1885[3] – 26 April 1963)[4] was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor. He was the father of Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee and playwright and screenwriter Michael Pertwee.[5] He was also the second cousin of actor Bill Pertwee and grandfather of actors Sean Pertwee and Dariel Pertwee.
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Roland Pertwee | |
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Born | (1885-05-15)15 May 1885 Hove, Sussex, England[1] |
Died | 26 April 1963(1963-04-26) (aged 77) Sandhurst, Kent, England[2] |
Occupation | Writer, playwright, film director, actor |
Period | 20th century |
Spouse |
Avice Scholtz
(m. 1911; div. 1921) |
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From the 1910s to 1950s, he worked as a writer on many British films, providing either the basic story or full screenplay. He was one of many writers who worked on the script of A Yank at Oxford starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, the film in which his son Jon made his screen debut, and on Caravan.[6]
While he seemingly preferred writing, he acted in ten films (1915–45) and directed Breach of Promise (1942), which he also wrote.