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<blockquote data-quote="Englishboy" data-source="post: 41150" data-attributes="member: 70">Alan Simpson of writing duo Galton and Simpson has died at the age of 87, his manager has said. The pair created sitcoms including Hancock&#039;s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son.Simpson had undergone a &quot;long battle with lung disease&quot;, manager Tessa Le Bars said.Ray Galton&#039;s family said there were &quot;no words&quot; to express their feelings at the death of &quot;Ray&#039;s partner and family friend over the last 70 years&quot;. Simpson and Galton met at Milford Sanatorium in Surrey as teenagers, having both been diagnosed with tuberculosis, and started writing for the hospital&#039;s radio station. They went on to write television, film and stage scripts for stars including Peter Sellers, Leonard Rossiter and Frankie Howerd. The pair were honoured with a BAFTA fellowship last year and had been made OBEs in 2000. Bafta said it was &quot;deeply saddened &quot;at the news of Simpson&#039;s death.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38906672" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38906672</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Englishboy, post: 41150, member: 70"] Alan Simpson of writing duo Galton and Simpson has died at the age of 87, his manager has said. The pair created sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. Simpson had undergone a "long battle with lung disease", manager Tessa Le Bars said. Ray Galton's family said there were "no words" to express their feelings at the death of "Ray's partner and family friend over the last 70 years". Simpson and Galton met at Milford Sanatorium in Surrey as teenagers, having both been diagnosed with tuberculosis, and started writing for the hospital's radio station. They went on to write television, film and stage scripts for stars including Peter Sellers, Leonard Rossiter and Frankie Howerd. The pair were honoured with a BAFTA fellowship last year and had been made OBEs in 2000. Bafta said it was "deeply saddened "at the news of Simpson's death. [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38906672[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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