Chesney and Wolfe

Chesney and Wolfe
NationalityBritish
OccupationTelevision screenwriting duo
Notable work
Ronald Chesney
Birth NameRené Lucien Cadier
Born(1920-05-04)4 May 1920 London, England, United Kingdom
Died12 April 2018(2018-04-12) (aged 97)
Kingston upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
Ronald Wolfe
Birth NameHarvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff
Born(1922-08-08)8 August 1922
London, England, United Kingdom
Died18 December 2011(2011-12-18) (aged 89)
London, England, United Kingdom

Chesney and Wolfe, were a British television comedy screenwriting duo consisting of Ronald Chesney (born René Lucien Cadier; 4 May 1920 – 12 April 2018)[1] and Ronald Wolfe (born Harvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff;[2] 8 August 1922 – 18 December 2011).[3] They were best known for their sitcoms The Rag Trade (1961–1963, 1977–1978), Meet the Wife (1963–1966), On the Buses (1969–1973) and Romany Jones (1972–1975). When their partnership began in the mid-1950s, Chesney was already known to the public as a harmonica player.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TimesChesney was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Quinn, Michael (11 January 2012). "Ronald Wolfe". The Stage. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "On The Buses writer Ronnie Wolfe dies". BBC News. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2018.