Chesney and Wolfe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television sceenwriting duo |
| Notable work | |
| Ronald Chesney | |
| Birth Name | René Lucien Cadier |
| Born | 4 April 1920 |
| Died | 12 April 2018 (aged 98) Kingston upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Ronald Wolfe | |
| Birth Name | Harvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff |
| Born | 8 August 1922 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 18 December 2011 (aged 89) London, England, United Kingdom |
Chesney and Wolfe, were a British television comedy screenwriting duo consisting of Ronald Chesney (born René Lucien Cadier; 4 May 1920 – 12 April 2018)[1] and Ronald Wolfe (born Harvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff;[2] 8 August 1922 – 18 December 2011).[3] They were best known for their sitcoms The Rag Trade (1961–1963, 1977–1978), Meet the Wife (1963–1966), On the Buses (1969–1973) and Romany Jones (1972–1975). When their partnership began in the mid-1950s, Chesney was already known to the public as a harmonica player.
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- ^ "On The Buses writer Ronnie Wolfe dies". BBC News. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2018.