# Alan Simpson

> Alan Francis Simpson was an English scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).

*British screenwriter (1929-2017)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1929-11-27
- **Died:** 2017-02-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800882/ (@nm0800882)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/431112)
- [آلان سيمبسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [الان سيمبسون (كاتب)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8))
- [Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Simpson_(scriptwriter))
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56f9212b-eafd-48fe-826e-120bcc5a0abe)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21876070)
- [Alan Simpson](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/149983)

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