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Denis Cannan

Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 14, 1919Died September 25, 2011 (92 years)
Denis Cannan was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer. Born Denis Pullein-Thompson, the son of Captain Harold J. Pullein-Thompson and novelist Joanna Cannan, he changed his name by deed poll in 1964. His younger sisters were Josephine, Diana and Christine Pullein-Thompson.

Known For

  • Tales of the Unexpected
  • A High Wind in Jamaica
  • Mayerling
  • Alive and Kicking
  • Why Bother to Knock!
  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
  • The Beggar's Opera
  • Tell Me Lies
  • Playhouse
  • Play for Today

Filmography

1980
1979
1973
Playhouse (TV Series)
1970
Play for Today (TV Series)
1965
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica · as Screenplay
1963
Tamahine · as Screenplay
1963
A Boy Ten Feet Tall · as Screenplay
1961
Why Bother to Knock! · as Screenplay
1958
Alive and Kicking · as Screenplay
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1953
1952
Encounter (TV Series)

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