Ray Galton

British screenwriter (1930–2018)
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Ray Galton
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 17, 1930
Date of death
October 5, 2018
Place of birth
Paddington
Place of death
Paddington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Cause of death
dementia[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Galton[15]
Given name
Ray[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Medical condition
tuberculosis[17]
Partner in business or sport
Alan Simpson[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 49
VIAF cluster ID
85145750
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BD Gest' author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Danskefilm person ID
18420
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Danskfilmogtv person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Elonet person ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
28351
Goodreads author ID
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IMDb ID
nm0303362
INDUCKS creator ID
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IdRef ID
056903073
Internet Broadway Database person ID
8250
J9U entity ID
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Kinobox person ID
860422
Kinopoisk person ID
196930
LdiF person ID
27858
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1551948
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
OL1021993A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
90000369653
PORT person ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Scope.dk person ID
51839
SecondHandSongs artist ID
87063
Sinemalar person ID
168679
Swedish Film Database person ID
147779
TMDB person ID
149982
WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
109149

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Award received 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
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Manner of death 1
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Medical condition 1
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Partner in business or sport 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Ray Galton's place of birth was Paddington[1]. He was born on July 17, 1930[2]. He passed away in Paddington[3]. He died on October 5, 2018[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], playwright[6], and writer[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include BAFTA Fellowship[10], an honorary award[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1971[23] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[24], in United Kingdom[25].

FAQs

Where was Ray Galton born?

Born in Paddington[1].

Where did Ray Galton die?

Ray Galton passed away in Paddington[3].

What did Ray Galton do for work?

Ray Galton worked as screenwriter[5], playwright[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Ray Galton receive?

Honors received include BAFTA Fellowship[10] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 168679
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 168679, batch #270112"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 03FA-A46A-4B7C-D152-0D7B
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