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Jeremy Lloyd

January 01, 1970

For the English cricketer and umpire, see Jeremy Lloyds.

John Jeremy Lloyd, OBE (22 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an English writer, screenwriter, author, poet and actor. He was the co-writer of several successful British sitcoms, including Are You Being Served? and 'Allo 'Allo!.

Jeremy Lloyd

OBE
Lloyd c. 2010
BornJohn Jeremy Lloyd
(1930-07-22)22 July 1930
Danbury, Essex, England, UK
Died23 December 2014(2014-12-23) (aged 84)
London, England, UK
OccupationScriptwriter
NationalityBritish
Period1958–2014
GenreTelevision
Notable worksRowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969–70)
Are You Being Served? (1972–85)
Come Back Mrs Noah (1977–78)
Oh, Happy Band! (1980)
'Allo 'Allo! (1982–92)
Grace and Favour (1992–93)
Which Way to the War (1994)
Spouse
Dawn Bailey
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(m. 1955; div. 1962)​
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(m. 1970; div. 1971)​
Collette Northrop
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(m. 1992)​
Elizabeth Moberly
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(m. 2014)​

Early years edit

John Jeremy Lloyd was born in Danbury, Essex to a mother who had been a dancer, and a petroleum engineer father who served as an officer in the Royal Engineers at the beginning of World War II.[1] As a child he was sent to live with his grandmother in Manchester and rarely saw his parents, who he claimed had seen him as a failure.[2] His father withdrew him from a private preparatory school in 1943.

Lloyd then worked as a junior assistant in the menswear department at Simpsons of Piccadilly and many of the characters depicted in Are You Being Served? were drawn from his recollections of his time there. He was also a travelling paint salesman and believed his early jobs gave him a better education than a university could have provided.[3]

Career edit

Lloyd began his career as a writer in 1958 before making his film debut two years later in 1960 in School for Scoundrels, and appeared in numerous film and television comedies during the 1960s and 1970s. Notably, he was a regular performer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In during the 1969–70 television season. Back in England, after he completed the season, he met actress Joanna Lumley. A decision had to be made as to whether he would return to the U.S. for the start of the new season or remain in the UK and marry Lumley. He never returned to the United States.[citation needed]

In A Hard Day's Night (1964) Lloyd is uncredited as a tall man dancing at the disco with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. In Help! (1965), he is a restaurant patron, also uncredited. In 1969, he filmed a scene with Peter Sellers for The Magic Christian, which co-starred Ringo Starr. Lloyd can be seen in a boardroom meeting offering marketing slogans for a really big car, and suggests "the gang's all here back seat." In 1967 he played the eccentric chimney sweep, Berthram Fortesque Wynthrope-Smythe, aka Bert Smith, in The Avengers episode, "From Venus With Love".[4]

Lloyd's first major success as a comedy writer was with Are You Being Served? in 1972, on which he worked with David Croft.[4] He and Croft subsequently produced 'Allo 'Allo!, which was equally popular in the UK, and a spinoff of Are You Being Served?, Grace & Favour, which aired in 1992.[4] Lloyd wrote the poem/lyrics for the popular Captain Beaky album and books in 1980.[5]

In 1993 Lloyd published his autobiography, titled with a phrase from 'Allo 'Allo!, called Listen Very Carefully—I Shall Say this Only Once (BBC Books: ISBN 978-0-5633-6203-6).[3]

Lloyd was the subject of what was considered an urban legend, that he had been invited to a dinner party at the home of Sharon Tate on the night that she was murdered by followers of Charles Manson. However, the story was verified as true when the octogenarian was interviewed by Emma Freud on the BBC Radio 4 programme, Loose Ends, on 10 December 2011.

Lloyd was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to British comedy.[6]

Personal life edit

Lloyd's first marriage in 1955 to model Dawn Bailey lasted seven years. After their marriage ended, he was briefly engaged to the actress Charlotte Rampling.[2] Lloyd then married actress Joanna Lumley in May 1970, but that union ended in September of the same year.[5] In 1992 he married actress Collette Northrop. In August 2014, Lloyd married Elizabeth "Lizzy" Moberly.[7]

Death edit

Lloyd died on 23 December 2014, aged 84, after being admitted to a London hospital with pneumonia. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth.[2][5]

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jeremy Lloyd Obituary" 19 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine. 23 December 2014. The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies at age 84". The Guardian. London. 23 December 2014. from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Listen Very Carefully – I Shall Say This Only Once". Goodreads. from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Jeremy Lloyd at IMDb
  5. ^ a b c "Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies". BBC News. 23 December 2014. from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Lloyd: Actor and writer who teamed up with David Croft for two". The Independent. London. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022.

External links edit

  • Jeremy Lloyd at IMDb

January 01, 1970
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For the English cricketer and umpire see Jeremy Lloyds John Jeremy Lloyd OBE 22 July 1930 23 December 2014 was an English writer screenwriter author poet and actor He was the co writer of several successful British sitcoms including Are You Being Served and Allo Allo Jeremy LloydOBELloyd c 2010BornJohn Jeremy Lloyd 1930 07 22 22 July 1930Danbury Essex England UKDied23 December 2014 2014 12 23 aged 84 London England UKOccupationScriptwriterNationalityBritishPeriod1958 2014GenreTelevisionNotable worksRowan amp Martin s Laugh In 1969 70 Are You Being Served 1972 85 Come Back Mrs Noah 1977 78 Oh Happy Band 1980 Allo Allo 1982 92 Grace and Favour 1992 93 Which Way to the War 1994 SpouseDawn Bailey m 1955 div 1962 wbr Joanna Lumley m 1970 div 1971 wbr Collette Northrop m 1992 wbr Elizabeth Moberly m 2014 wbr Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editJohn Jeremy Lloyd was born in Danbury Essex to a mother who had been a dancer and a petroleum engineer father who served as an officer in the Royal Engineers at the beginning of World War II 1 As a child he was sent to live with his grandmother in Manchester and rarely saw his parents who he claimed had seen him as a failure 2 His father withdrew him from a private preparatory school in 1943 Lloyd then worked as a junior assistant in the menswear department at Simpsons of Piccadilly and many of the characters depicted in Are You Being Served were drawn from his recollections of his time there He was also a travelling paint salesman and believed his early jobs gave him a better education than a university could have provided 3 Career editLloyd began his career as a writer in 1958 before making his film debut two years later in 1960 in School for Scoundrels and appeared in numerous film and television comedies during the 1960s and 1970s Notably he was a regular performer on Rowan amp Martin s Laugh In during the 1969 70 television season Back in England after he completed the season he met actress Joanna Lumley A decision had to be made as to whether he would return to the U S for the start of the new season or remain in the UK and marry Lumley He never returned to the United States citation needed In A Hard Day s Night 1964 Lloyd is uncredited as a tall man dancing at the disco with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr In Help 1965 he is a restaurant patron also uncredited In 1969 he filmed a scene with Peter Sellers for The Magic Christian which co starred Ringo Starr Lloyd can be seen in a boardroom meeting offering marketing slogans for a really big car and suggests the gang s all here back seat In 1967 he played the eccentric chimney sweep Berthram Fortesque Wynthrope Smythe aka Bert Smith in The Avengers episode From Venus With Love 4 Lloyd s first major success as a comedy writer was with Are You Being Served in 1972 on which he worked with David Croft 4 He and Croft subsequently produced Allo Allo which was equally popular in the UK and a spinoff of Are You Being Served Grace amp Favour which aired in 1992 4 Lloyd wrote the poem lyrics for the popular Captain Beaky album and books in 1980 5 In 1993 Lloyd published his autobiography titled with a phrase from Allo Allo called Listen Very Carefully I Shall Say this Only Once BBC Books ISBN 978 0 5633 6203 6 3 Lloyd was the subject of what was considered an urban legend that he had been invited to a dinner party at the home of Sharon Tate on the night that she was murdered by followers of Charles Manson However the story was verified as true when the octogenarian was interviewed by Emma Freud on the BBC Radio 4 programme Loose Ends on 10 December 2011 Lloyd was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to British comedy 6 Personal life editLloyd s first marriage in 1955 to model Dawn Bailey lasted seven years After their marriage ended he was briefly engaged to the actress Charlotte Rampling 2 Lloyd then married actress Joanna Lumley in May 1970 but that union ended in September of the same year 5 In 1992 he married actress Collette Northrop In August 2014 Lloyd married Elizabeth Lizzy Moberly 7 Death editLloyd died on 23 December 2014 aged 84 after being admitted to a London hospital with pneumonia He was survived by his wife Elizabeth 2 5 Filmography editSchool for Scoundrels 1960 Dingle Man in the Moon 1960 Jaguar driver Seven Keys 1961 Freddy Very Important Person 1961 Flt Lt Bonzo Baines DFC Flame in the Streets 1961 uncredited Play it Cool 1962 Man doing the Twist uncredited Operation Snatch 1962 Capt James Crooks Anonymous 1962 M C at the Peekaboo Club Two and Two Make Six 1962 Bowler hatted young man We Joined the Navy 1962 Dewberry Jr Just for Fun 1963 Prime Minister s son Death Drums Along the River 1963 Tom Hamilton A Hard Day s Night 1964 Tall Dancer at the Disco uncredited Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 1965 Lieutenant Parsons Help 1965 Restaurant Patron uncredited A Study in Terror 1965 Rupert uncredited The Liquidator 1965 Young Man Doctor in Clover 1966 Lambert Symington The Wrong Box 1966 Brian Allen Harvey The Sandwich Man 1966 Jeremy the Guardsman Three Hats for Lisa 1966 Guards Officer The Long Duel 1967 Crabbe Smashing Time 1967 Jeremy Tove Salt and Pepper 1968 Lord Ponsonby The Assassination Bureau 1969 English Officer uncredited Goodbye Mr Chips 1969 Johnson uncredited The Magic Christian 1969 Lord Hampton Games That Lovers Play 1971 Jonathan Chatterley Murder on the Orient Express 1974 A D C The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones 1976 Lord Fellama Grace amp Favour Series 1 Episode 4 1992 Car driver Allo Allo Series 9 Episode 1 Gone with the Windmill 1992 German officer Benjamin Britten Peace and Conflict 2013 David Layton final film role References edit Jeremy Lloyd Obituary Archived 19 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine 23 December 2014 The Daily Telegraph London Retrieved 8 May 2017 a b c Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies at age 84 The Guardian London 23 December 2014 Archived from the original on 23 December 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2014 a b Listen Very Carefully I Shall Say This Only Once Goodreads Archived from the original on 23 August 2015 Retrieved 10 January 2015 a b c Jeremy Lloyd at IMDb a b c Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies BBC News 23 December 2014 Archived from the original on 23 December 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2014 No 60367 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 2012 p 12 Jeremy Lloyd Actor and writer who teamed up with David Croft for two The Independent London 25 December 2014 Archived from the original on 8 June 2022 External links editJeremy Lloyd at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeremy Lloyd amp oldid 1221930828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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