Ray Galton

Ray Galton OBE
Galton in 1964
Born	Raymond Percy Galton (1930-07-17)17 July 1930 Paddington, London, England
Died	5 October 2018(2018-10-05) (aged 88) Paddington, London, England
Occupation	Scriptwriter
Period	1954–1997
Genre	Television
Notable works	Hancock's Half Hour, Hancock (1954–1961) Comedy Playhouse (1961–63, 1974) Steptoe and Son (1962–74).
Spouse	Tonia Phillips (1956–95, her death)[1]

Raymond Percy Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote 1950s and 60s BBC sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).