Denis Norden

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Denis Norden CBE
Born	Denis Moss Cohen (1922-02-06)6 February 1922 Hackney, London, England
Died	19 September 2018(2018-09-19) (aged 96) Hampstead, London, England
Occupations	Radio & television writer Television presenter Radio personality
Years active	1941–2006
Employer	ITV
Spouse	Avril Rosen ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 2018)​
Children	2
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1939–1945
Unit	Wireless operator, Signals unit
Battles / wars	Second World War

Denis Mostyn Norden CBE (born Denis Moss Cohen; 6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018) was an English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during the Second World War. From 1948 to 1959, he co-wrote the BBC Radio comedy programme Take It from Here with Frank Muir. Muir and Norden remained associated for more than 50 years, appearing regularly together on the radio panel programmes My Word! and My Music after they stopped collaborating on scripts. He also wrote scripts for Hollywood films. He presented television programmes on ITV for many years, including the nostalgia quiz Looks Familiar and blooper shows It'll be Alright on the Night and Laughter File.