Full name: Laurence Marks Wikipedia+2Borthwick Institute for Archives+2
Born: 8 December 1948, Islington (London), England IMDb+2Wikipedia+2
Nationality: British Wikipedia+1
Education: Attended Holloway County Grammar School (later Holloway Comprehensive) in London. Borthwick Institute for Archives+1
Early Life & Career Before Television
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He grew up in London, in a Jewish family. Borthwick Institute for Archives+1
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Before becoming a full-time comedy writer, Marks worked as a journalist, including at the Tottenham Weekly Herald and later as a freelance journalist. Borthwick Institute for Archives+1
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A pivotal personal event: in 1975, his father, Bernard Marks, was among the victims of the Moorgate tube crash. Laurence was assigned to report on it for the paper — later, he made a documentary, Me, My Dad and Moorgate, in 2006, re-examining the inquest. Borthwick Institute for Archives+2Wikipedia+2
Partnership: Marks & Gran
Television & Stage Work
Major TV works:
Some of the more famous shows by Marks & Gran include:
Other works & contributions:
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Stage / theatre musicals: Dreamboats and Petticoats, Love Me Do, Save the Last Dance for Me, Playing God, etc. Wikipedia+1
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Documentaries and serious drama: Mosley (mini-series about Oswald Mosley), Wall of Silence, etc. Borthwick Institute for Archives+1
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He wrote a book A Fan for All Seasons (1999), reflecting on his life as a writer and as an Arsenal supporter. Wikipedia
Style, Recognition & Later Career
