Brian Clemens

Birth Name:

Brian Horace Clemens

Birth Place:

Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Script department

Was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2010 for his services to broadcasting and drama
Began writing at the age of 10 when he got a typewriter from his father and sold his first short story at the age of 12
His work was first commissioned by the BBC in 1955, and he went on to work as a script writer during the 1960s
Best known as a screenwriter and producer who worked on "The Avengers" and "The Professionals․"
Worked on several other British TV series, including "The Baron," "The Protectors" and "Danger Man," and the American TV series "Remington Steele" and "Perry Mason․"
His son, Samuel, said that the last thing he did before he died was watch an episode of "The Avengers," and that his last words were "I did quite a good job․"
Was a supporter of The Elstree Project, an oral history project that interviews veterans of the film and television industry

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