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John Campbell Wells [1] (17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English actor, writer and satirist. [2] Early life. The son of a cleric, Wells was born in Ashford, Kent, in 1936. He was educated at Eastbourne College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [2] Career.
12 de ene. de 1998 · John Wells, the satirist and comic actor who co-authored the "Dear Bill" letters in Private Eye, died from cancer yesterday, at the age of 61. Kathy Marks looks at the life and times of a man...
12 de ene. de 1998 · John Campbell Wells, writer, actor and director: born Ashford, Kent 17 November 1936; married 1982 Teresa Gatacre (nee Chancellor; one daughter); died London 11 January 1998.
Wells was one of the group of satirists who made their names in British TV in the 1960s. He was one of the original contributors to the satirical magazine Private Eye, which Peel read regularly, and contributed to Mrs Wilson's Diary, the long-running spoof journal of the wife of Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Satirist John Wells, best known for his caricatures of Denis Thatcher and his leading role in the success of Private Eye magazine, died yesterday from cancer. He was 61.
Satirist John Wells, best known for his caricatures of Denis Thatcher, has died from cancer at the age of 61. Mr Wells, who co-wrote Private Eye's 'Dear Bill' letters and also portrayed...
11 de ene. de 1998 · English satirist, author, director and translator. The son of a clergyman, John Wells was educated at Eastbourne College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he studied French and German. His first, brief, career was as a schoolmaster, including a period at Eton.
