Larry Stephens | |
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| Born | Lawrence Geoffrey Stephens 16 July 1923 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 26 January 1959 (aged 35) St Pancras, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | . |
| Occupation | Scriptwriter |
Lawrence Geoffrey Stephens (16 July 1923[1][2] – 26 January 1959)[3] was a BBC radio scriptwriter, best remembered for co-writing The Goon Show with Spike Milligan. Stephens was a regular writer of the show for the first two years, and then returned to The Goon Show to assist Milligan. From his association with Milligan, Stephens became involved with Associated London Scripts (ALS),[2][4] and was said to have been "one of the most eye-catching characters, in the earliest days of the company...he played a significant cameo role in the first phase of success for ALS".[2]
- ^ GRO Register of Births: SEP 1923 6b 1497 W.Bromwich, Lawrence G. Stephens, mmn = Hughes
- ^ a b c McCann, Graham (2006). Spike & Co: Inside the House of Fun, with Milligan, Sykes, Galton & Simpson. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-89809-7.p.149
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths:MAR 1959 5d 624 PANCRAS – Lawrence G. Stephens, aged 35
- ^ Scudamore, Pauline (1985). Spike Milligan: A Biography. London: Granada. ISBN 0-246-12275-7.