Dennis Spooner (1 December 1932 – 20 September 1986)
was an English television writer and
script editor
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, known primarily for his
programmes about fictional spies and his work in
children's television
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in the 1960s. He had long-lasting professional working relationships with a number of other British screenwriters and producers, notably
Brian Clemens
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,
Terry Nation
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,
Monty Berman
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Early career
Berman began his film career as a camera assistant ...
and
Richard Harris
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, with whom he developed several programmes. Though he was a contributor to
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programmes, his work made him one of the most prolific writers of televised output from
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, Middlesex.
, with whom he formed an amateur writing partnership. During the 1950s Dennis returned to office work, and met and married Pauline.
Dennis did not desire a career in business and tried to break into the entertainment industry through performance, forming a comedy double act with Benny Davis, now a journalist living in Spain. They worked the London circuit but found only moderate success. Spooner then turned to writing and began selling half-hour comedy scripts to the
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