Jimmy Perry

Jimmy Perry OBE
Perry in May 2011
Born	James Perry (1923-09-20)20 September 1923 Barnes, Surrey, England
Died	23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 93) London, England
Occupation	Scriptwriter, actor
Period	1960–1993
Genre	Television
Notable works	Dad's Army (1968–1977) The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969) It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) Room Service (1979) Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988) You Rang M'Lord? (1988–1993) High Street Blues (1989)
Spouse	Gillian Margaret Holland ​ ​ (m. 1953, separated)​
Partner	Mary Husband (1999–2016)
Children	1
Relatives	Jane Perry (third cousin) Diane Holland (sister-in-law)

James Perry OBE (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) was an English scriptwriter and actor. He devised and co-wrote the BBC sitcoms Dad's Army (1968–1977), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981), Hi-De-Hi (1980–1988) and You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), all with David Croft. Perry co-wrote the theme tune of Dad's Army, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?" along with Derek Taverner, for which Perry received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1971.^[1][2]