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Denis Cannan

Denis Cannan was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer. Born Denis Pullein-Thompson, the son of Captain Harold J. Pullein-Thompson and novelist Joanna Cannan, he changed his name by deed poll in 1964. His younger sisters were Josephine Pullein-Thompson, Diana Pullein-Thompson and Christine Pullein-Thompson.

Life and career
Denis Pullein-Thompson was born in Oxford, he was educated at Eton College. After attending Eton he worked as an actor, before joining the Queen's Royal Regiment of West Surrey when the Second World War broke out, rising to the rank of captain and being mentioned in dispatches. He, as Denis Cannan, became a successful playwright and screenwriter known for his comedies. Denis Cannan died on 25 September 2011, at the age of 92. ==Selected plays==
Selected plays
Captain Carvallo (1950) • Misery Me! (1955) • The Power and the Glory (adaptation) (1956) • US (1966) • ColombeDear Daddy (1976) • ''Ibsen's Ghosts'' (adaptation) • MaxOne At NightThe Ik (1976, co-adaptor) • You and Your Wife • ''Who's Your Father?'' == Film screenplays ==
Film screenplays
''The Beggar's Opera'' (1953) – co-writer • Alive and Kicking (1959) – co-writer • ''Don't Bother to Knock'' (1961) – co-writer • Tamahine (1963) • Sammy Going South (1963) • A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) – co-writer ==References==
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