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Giles Cooper(1918-1966)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Giles Cooper was born on 9 August 1918 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971), Mystery and Imagination (1966) and Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955). He was married to Gwyneth Lewis. He died on 2 December 1966 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK.
BornAugust 9, 1918
DiedDecember 2, 1966(48)
BornAugust 9, 1918
DiedDecember 2, 1966(48)
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Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1971
Ian Holm, Denholm Elliott, Robert Eddison, Freddie Jones, and Patrick Mower in Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Mystery and Imagination
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955)
Lilli Palmer Theatre
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Sherlock Holmes (1967)
Sherlock Holmes
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Teatro (1980)
    Teatro
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1984
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Madame Bovary (1975)
    Madame Bovary
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • A Man in the Zoo (1975)
    A Man in the Zoo
    TV Movie
    • dramatised by
    • 1975
  • Gelukkige familie
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Par des chemins solitaires
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Im Namen der Freiheit
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1972
  • Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
    Unman, Wittering and Zigo
    7.1
    • play
    • 1971
  • Sospecha
    TV Series
    • author
    • 1970
  • Já jsem Osango
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Struisvogels
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • adaptation
    • 1964–1968
  • Sherlock Holmes (1967)
    Sherlock Holmes
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967–1968
  • Michele Dotrice and Frank Finlay in Les Misérables (1967)
    Les Misérables
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1967
  • Den ensomme vei (1967)
    Den ensomme vei
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967

Script and Continuity Department

  • Rupert Davies in Maigret (1959)
    Maigret
    7.8
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1960–1961

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 9, 1918
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • December 2, 1966
    • Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK(injuries from a fall)
  • Spouse
    • Gwyneth LewisFebruary 14, 1947 - December 2, 1966 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Othello", at the St. James' Theatre in London, England with Orson Welles, Gudrun Ure, Peter Finch and Maxine Audley in the cast.
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    Died after falling from a train. Was found to have consumed six and a half pints of beer just before the fall.

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