Charles Dyer (playwright)

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

Charles Dyer
Born	Charles Raymond Dyer (1928-07-07)7 July 1928 Shrewsbury, England
Died	23 January 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 92)
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	playwright, actor and screenwriter
Spouse	Fiona Jean Thomson

Life and career

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

• 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: Staircase, the French adaptation L'Escalier 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

Scriptwriter

• 1964: Rattle of a Simple Man directed by Muriel Box
• 1965: The Knack ...and How to Get It, directed by Richard Lester
• 1969: Staircase by Stanley Donen, adapted from his own theatre play, and originating the later comedy La Cage aux folles by Jean Poiret
• 1974: La Crécelle (TV) by Roger Kahane

Actor

• 1964: Rattle of a Simple Man from Muriel Box: 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: The man in the photo booth
• 1967: How I won the war (How I Won the War) by Richard Lester: The man in the pants