Bob Block

Bob Block
Born July 20, 1921(1921-07-20) [1]
Plymouth, England
Died April 17, 2011(2011-04-17) (aged 89)[1][2]
Nationality British
Occupation Comedy scriptwriter
Years active 1950–1986[3]
Known for Life with the Lyons, Rentaghost

Bob Block (20 July 1921 – 17 April 2011) was a British radio, television and film comedy scriptwriter.

Career

His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic sitcom Life with the Lyons for Ben Lyon, as well as working with Arthur Askey and Frankie Howerd.[3]

Block was best known for writing television comedy series for children, including Pardon My Genie (1972–73), Robert's Robots (1974–75), Galloping Galaxies (1985) and the BBC's long-running Rentaghost (1976–84).

Notable credits

Radio

Television

Music hall

External links

References


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