Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney

OBE
BornRaymond George Alfred Cooney
(1932-05-30) 30 May 1932 (age 92)
London,[1] England
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)[1] 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.