Denis Cannan

Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011) 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. 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 Captain Carvallo (1950) Misery Me! (1955) – broadcast by the BBC 1955 and by ABC in Australia in 1959 The Power and the Glory (adaptation) (1956) US (1966) Colombe Dear Daddy (1976) Ibsen's Ghosts (adaptation) Max One At Night The Ik (1976, co-adaptor) You and Your Wife Who's Your Father?

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