biography
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Welland, Colin (Williams)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1934– )
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| biography:
| Actor and playwright, born in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK. He studied at Goldsmiths' College, London, worked as an art teacher, and began his career as an actor in Manchester in 1962. As a dramatist, he has written both for film and television. In 1970, 1973, and 1974 he was voted best TV playwright in Britain. His work for television has included Roll on Four O'Clock (1970), Kisses at Fifty (1973), Bank Holiday (1977), and Bambino Mio (1994). His screenplays include Chariots of Fire (1981) and Twice in a Lifetime (1987). |
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