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	'''Anthony Marriott''' [[Justice of the Peace\|JP]] (17 January 1931, [[London]] – 17 April 2014)<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10783050/Tony-Marriott-obituary.html\|title=Tony Marriott - obituary\|work=The Telegraph\|date=23 April 2021\|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor.

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	\| name = Anthony Marriott		\| name = Anthony Marriott
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1931\|1\|17\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1931\|01\|17\|df=y}}
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2014\|4\|17\|1931\|1\|17\|df=y}}		\| birth_place = [[w:London\|London]]
			\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2014\|04\|17\|1931\|01\|17\|df=y}}
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	As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with [[Alistair Foot]], of the farce ''[[No Sex Please, We're British]]'' which opened at the [[Novello Theatre\|Strand Theatre]], London, on 3 June 1971.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Langer\|first=Emily\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anthony-marriott-writer-of-no-sex-please-were-british-dies-at-83/2014/04/28/0ecad072-cee9-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html\|title=Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We’re British,' dies at 83\|work=The Washington Post\|date=29 April 2014\|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.<ref name="filmreference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Anthony-Marriott.html Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website]</ref> A [[No Sex Please, We're British (film)\|film version]] starring [[Ronnie Corbett]] was released in 1973.		'''Anthony Marriott''' [[w:Justice of the Peace\|JP]] (17 January 1931, [[w:London\|London]] – 17 April 2014)<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10783050/Tony-Marriott-obituary.html\|title=Tony Marriott - obituary\|work=The Telegraph\|date=23 April 2021\|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor.

			As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with [[w:Alistair Foot\|Alistair Foot]], of the farce ''[[w:No Sex Please, We're British\|No Sex Please]]'' which opened at the [[w:Novello Theatre\|Strand Theatre]], London, on 3 June 1971.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Langer\|first=Emily\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anthony-marriott-writer-of-no-sex-please-were-british-dies-at-83/2014/04/28/0ecad072-cee9-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html\|title=Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We’re British,' dies at 83\|work=The Washington Post\|date=29 April 2014\|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.<ref name="filmreference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Anthony-Marriott.html Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website]</ref> A [[No Sex Please, We're British (film)\|film version]] starring [[Ronnie Corbett]] was released in 1973.

	In 1967 Marriott was hired by [[Amicus Productions]] to rewrite the screenplay penned by [[Robert Bloch]] for [[The Deadly Bees]], a film based on the novel ''A Taste for Honey'' by [[Gerald Heard]].		In 1967 Marriott was hired by [[w:Amicus Productions\|Amicus Productions]] to rewrite the screenplay penned by [[w:Robert Bloch\|Robert Bloch]] for [[w:The Deadly Bees\|The Deadly Bees]], a film based on the novel ''A Taste for Honey'' by [[w:Gerald Heard\|Gerald Heard]].

	Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series ''[[Public Eye (TV series)\|Public Eye]]'' with [[Roger Marshall (screenwriter)\|Roger Marshall]].		Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series ''[[w:Public Eye (TV series)\|Public Eye]]'' with [[w:Roger Marshall (screenwriter)\|Roger Marshall]].

	He lived for many years in [[Osterley]], [[West (London sub region)\|West London]] and was a [[Justice of the Peace#United Kingdom\|JP]].<ref name = "filmreference"/>		He lived for many years in [[w:Osterley\|Osterley]], [[w:West (London sub region)\|West London]] and was a [[w:Justice of the Peace#United Kingdom\|JP]].<ref name = "filmreference"/>

	==Other plays==		==Other plays==
	* With Alistair Foot, ''Uproar in the House'', [[Garrick Theatre]] and [[Whitehall Theatre]], 1967–69		* With Alistair Foot, ''Uproar in the House'', [[w:Garrick Theatre\|Garrick Theatre]] and [[w:Whitehall Theatre\|Whitehall Theatre]], 1967–69
	* With [[John Chapman (screenwriter)\|John Chapman]], ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', [[Apollo Theatre]], 1977		* With [[w:John Chapman (screenwriter)\|John Chapman]], ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', [[w:Apollo Theatre\|Apollo Theatre]], 1977

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|English actor and screenwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}

'''Anthony Marriott''' [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] (17 January 1931, [[London]] – 17 April 2014)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10783050/Tony-Marriott-obituary.html|title=Tony Marriott - obituary|work=The Telegraph|date=23 April 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor.

{{Infobox person
| name = Anthony Marriott
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|1|17|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|4|17|1931|1|17|df=y}}
}}

As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with [[Alistair Foot]], of the farce ''[[No Sex Please, We're British]]'' which opened at the [[Novello Theatre|Strand Theatre]], London, on 3 June 1971.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anthony-marriott-writer-of-no-sex-please-were-british-dies-at-83/2014/04/28/0ecad072-cee9-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html|title=Anthony Marriott, writer of 'No Sex Please, We’re British,' dies at 83|work=The Washington Post|date=29 April 2014|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref> It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre.<ref name="filmreference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Anthony-Marriott.html Anthony Marriott at the Film Reference website]</ref> A [[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|film version]] starring [[Ronnie Corbett]] was released in 1973.

In 1967 Marriott was hired by [[Amicus Productions]] to rewrite the screenplay penned by [[Robert Bloch]] for [[The Deadly Bees]], a film based on the novel ''A Taste for Honey'' by [[Gerald Heard]].

Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' with [[Roger Marshall (screenwriter)|Roger Marshall]].

He lived for many years in [[Osterley]], [[West (London sub region)|West London]] and was a [[Justice of the Peace#United Kingdom|JP]].<ref name = "filmreference"/>

==Other plays==
* With Alistair Foot, ''Uproar in the House'', [[Garrick Theatre]] and [[Whitehall Theatre]], 1967–69
* With [[John Chapman (screenwriter)|John Chapman]], ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', [[Apollo Theatre]], 1977

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0550175}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marriott, Anthony}}
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[[Category:2014 deaths]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:English screenwriters]]
[[Category:English male screenwriters]]
[[Category:English male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century English dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century English male writers]]
[[Category:Writers from London]]
[[Category:Male actors from London]]