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Denis Norden
CBE
Born
Denis Moss Cohen

(1922-02-06)6 February 1922
Hackney, London, England
Died19 September 2018(2018-09-19) (aged 96)
Hampstead, London, England
Occupations
  • Radio & television writer
  • Television presenter
  • Radio personality
Years active1941–2006
EmployerITV
Spouse
Avril Rosen
(m. 1943; died 2018)
Children2
Military career
AllegianceDenis Norden United Kingdom
Service/branchDenis Norden Royal Air Force
Years of service1939–1945
UnitWireless operator,
Signals unit
Battles/warsSecond 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.

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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...

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Frank Muir

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personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wrote BBC Radio's Take...

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bloopers show It'll be Alright on the Night for ITV, having replaced Denis Norden and being succeeded in 2022 by David Walliams. Rhys Jones was born on...

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Take It from Here

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broadcast by the BBC between 1948 and 1960. It was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and starred Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and Joy Nichols. When Nichols...

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The Glums

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spin-off which lasted for one series of eight episodes. Frank Muir and Denis Norden adapted their original radio scripts for the series. Jimmy Edwards as...

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Christmas tape

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outtake shows like LWT's It'll be Alright on the Night, presented by Denis Norden, which started life as an occasional treat in the schedules and eventually...

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Dick Bentley

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Edwards, and indirectly led to the pairing of Denis Norden with Frank Muir, who was Edwards' writer. Muir and Norden together wrote Take It From Here (1948–60)...

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1950s radio series Take It From Here that were written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Lavender then appeared in several other television comedy shows during...

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Every Home Should Have One

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starring Marty Feldman. The screenplay was by Marty Feldman, Barry Took and Denis Norden, based on a story by Herbert Kretzmer and Milton Shulman. The film ridicules...

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35th British Academy Film Awards

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Supporting Role at this 35th film ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by Denis Norden. Andrzej Wajda David Puttnam Winners are listed first and highlighted...

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British Academy Film Awards

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Anna Ford Edward Fox 34th 22 March 1981 David Frost 35th 18 March 1982 Denis Norden 36th 20 March 1983 Frank Bough Selina Scott 37th 25 March 1984 Michael...

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Eric Sykes

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lieutenant Bill Fraser. Sykes also collaborated with fellow RAF servicemen Denis Norden and Ron Rich in the production of troop entertainment shows. Whilst preparing...

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Carry On Cleo

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permission from a Take It from Here script written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. In a 2018 retrospective on the series, the British Film Institute named...

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Marty Feldman

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Feldman and Took 'in the front rank of comedy writers', according to Denis Norden. Feldman then became the chief writer and script editor on The Frost...

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Juke Box Jury

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(surprise guest - Ted Taylor) 5 November 1960 - Katie Boyle, Frank Muir, Denis Norden and 'A Surprise Guest' 12 November 1960 – Jill Ireland, David McCallum...

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How to be an Alien

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How to Be an Alien, was broadcast in 1964, featuring Frank Muir and Denis Norden, with the voices of Ronnie Barker and June Whitfield. The book was adopted...

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2019 British Academy Television Awards

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Mya-Lecia Naylor Ernest Maxin Monica Sims Jeremy Hardy Anthony Owen Denis Norden Jill James Ray Galton Rachael Bland John Bluthal Peter Tork Leonie Jameson...

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Andy Woodman

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nickname Nord was given to him by Wally Downes, who thought he sounded like Denis Norden. The book won the best sports autobiography category at the 2004 British...

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