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'''Tony Warren''' (Anthony McVay Simpson, MBE (1936–2016) was | '''Tony Warren''' (Anthony McVay Simpson, MBE (1936–2016) was an actor and television scriptwriter, best known as the creator of ''[[Coronation Street]]''. | ||
He was born in [[Pendlebury]], Lancashire. He trained at the Elliott-Clarke theatre school in Liverpool, and adopted Warren as a stage name in his early acting career. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Warren was openly gay from his early years on ''Coronation Street'', at a time when [[Sexual Offences Act 1967|homosexuality was illegal]]. He said that he experienced much [[homophobic]] treatment from some of the other writers.<ref>http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1006/1006748_corrie_creators_jail_fear.html "Corrie creator's jail fear" ''Manchester Evening News''</ref> Warren also battled with drug and alcohol addiction before attending rehabilitation.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broacasting/s3/coronation-street/news/a268981/live-50-years-of-coronation-street.html ''Digitalspy'' – "50 years of Coronation Street"]</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 20:10, 2 March 2016
Tony Warren (Anthony McVay Simpson, MBE (1936–2016) was an actor and television scriptwriter, best known as the creator of Coronation Street.
He was born in Pendlebury, Lancashire. He trained at the Elliott-Clarke theatre school in Liverpool, and adopted Warren as a stage name in his early acting career.
Personal life
Warren was openly gay from his early years on Coronation Street, at a time when homosexuality was illegal. He said that he experienced much homophobic treatment from some of the other writers.[1] Warren also battled with drug and alcohol addiction before attending rehabilitation.[2]
References
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- ↑ http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1006/1006748_corrie_creators_jail_fear.html "Corrie creator's jail fear" Manchester Evening News
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broacasting/s3/coronation-street/news/a268981/live-50-years-of-coronation-street.html Digitalspy – "50 years of Coronation Street"]