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David Croft
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In 2004 he expressed his great disappointment with the BBC for their not answering letters from people such as himself who wrote many of their most classic sitcoms of the past.
He was the son of theatrical producer/vocalist
Annie Croft
and actor
Reginald Sharland
.
He was the father of
Penny Croft
. His other daughter,
Rebecca Croft
, was married to
Simon Cadell
.
He had a strong dislike of what he called "vomit comedy", which he believed started with
The Young Ones (1982)
.
He often referred to
You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
as the jewel in his sitcom crown.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to television.
He first entered show-business in 1929, at the age of 7, when he appeared in a commercial shown in cinemas.
The title of his autobiography, "You Have Been Watching...", is the on-screen caption which precedes the credits of his various TV series.
His brother
Peter Croft
was an actor turned producer and director. Peter's son was fellow television writer
Mike Sharland
.
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