John Lucarotti
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| Born | John Vincent Lucarotti 20 May 1926 |
| Died | 20 November 1994 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
John Vincent Lucarotti[1] (20 May 1926 – 20 November 1994)[1] was a British-Canadian screenwriter and author who worked on The Avengers, The Troubleshooters and Doctor Who in the 1960s.
Early life
Born into an Army family in
Career
A naturalized Canadian citizen,[3] he began his career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, writing on over 200 various scripts for them as well as for Canadian television.[1]
In 1956–7, he wrote scripts for the Canadian television series
He subsequently novelised his Doctor Who scripts for Target Books.[1] He contributed a script for what ultimately became the 1975 serial The Ark in Space, but it was rewritten by script editor Robert Holmes and Lucarotti received no on-screen credit.[1]
Personal life
In 1950 he married Lorna D Blaney in Gosport in Hampshire but the marriage was later dissolved.[5] He later married Rose-marie Sandy in London in 1969.[6]
Death
Lucarotti died of spinal cancer in Paris on 20 November 1994 at age 68.[1]
References
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- ^ Biography of John Lucarotti - Gallifrey Base database
- ^ Alan Hayes, Richard McGinlay and Alys Hayes, Two Against the Underworld - the Collected Unauthorised Guide to The Avengers Series 1, Hidden Tiger (2017) - Google Books pg 404
- ^ 1963 newspaper article about Lucarotti - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ John V Lucarotti in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ John V Lucarotti in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
External links
- John Lucarotti at IMDb
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