Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney

OBE
BornRaymond George Alfred Cooney
(1932-05-30) 30 May 1932 (age 92)[1]
London, England[1]
Occupation
  • playwright
  • actor
  • director
Notable worksRun for Your Wife
Spouse
Linda Dixon
​
(m. 1962)​
Children2; including Michael

Raymond George Alfred Cooney OBE (born 30 May 1932) is an English playwright, actor, and director.

His biggest success, Run for Your Wife (1983), ran for nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy.[2] He has had 17 of his plays performed there.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Ray Cooney". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Artist: Ray Cooney". Art & Culture. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. ^ "In the Farce Lane". UK Writer. Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Spring 2005. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.