Denis Cannan Net Worth
Denis Cannan Net Worth is
$9 Million
Denis Cannan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011) was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer. Born Denis Pullein-Thompson, the son of Captain Harold J. Pullein-Thompson and novelist Joanna Cannan, he changed his name by deed poll in 1964. His younger sisters were Josephine, Diana and Christine Pullein-Thompson.Born in Oxford, he was educated at Eton College. After attending Eton he worked as an actor, before joining the Queen's Royal Regiment of West Surrey when the Second World War broke out, rising to the rank of captain and being mentioned in dispatches.He was married to Joan Ross in 1946; the couple had two sons and a daughter. The marriage was dissolved, and he later remarried, to Rose Evansky in 1965 Denis Cannan became a successful playwright and screenwriter. Apart from the plays listed below, he has written several screenplays for TV and radio, also adaptions for TV series. With Christopher Fry he adapted The Beggar's Opera for the 1953 film starring Laurence Olivier. | Date Of Birth | May 14, 1919, Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Died | September 25, 2011, England, United Kingdom |
| Place Of Birth | Oxford, England, UK |
| Profession | Writer, Actor |
| Parents | Harold J. Pullein-Thompson, Joanna Cannan |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of the Unexpected | TV Series dramatisation - 13 episodes, 1980 - 1988 writer - 1 episode, 1988 | ||
| BBC2 Playhouse | TV Series script - 1 episode, 1982 play - 1 episode, 1979 | ||
| Play for Today | 1977 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Mayerling | 1968 | additional dialogue | |
| Tell Me Lies | 1968 | play | |
| The Benefit of the Doubt | 1967 | Documentary play "US" - as Dennis Cannan | |
| A High Wind in Jamaica | 1965 | screenplay - as Dennis Cannan | |
| The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | 1965 | ||
| Thursday Theatre | 1964 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Tamahine | 1963 | screenplay | |
| A Boy Ten Feet Tall | 1963 | writer | |
| Why Bother to Knock | 1961 | ||
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | TV Mini-Series adaptation - 1 episode, 1960 translation - 1 episode, 1960 | ||
| Play of the Week | 1959 | TV Series adaptation - 1 episode | |
| Misery Me | 1959 | TV Movie play | |
| Alive and Kicking | 1959 | ||
| Captain Carvallo | 1958 | TV Movie play | |
| The Power and the Glory | 1957 | TV Movie play - as Dennis Cannan | |
| ITV Play of the Week | TV Series screenplay - 1 episode, 1957 writer - 1 episode, 1956 | ||
| Aggie | 1956 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Misery Me | 1955 | TV Movie play | |
| CBC Summer Theatre | 1955 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Encounter | 1953 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Beggar's Opera | 1953 | writer | |
| Captain Carvallo | 1951 | TV Movie play |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beggar's Opera | 1953 | John, the Footman | |
| Buoyant Billions | 1949 | TV Movie | The widower |
| The Rose Without a Thorn | 1947 | TV Movie | Francis Derham (1948 version) |
Known for movies
Mayerling (1968)
as Writer
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
as Writer
A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
as Writer
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
as Writer