Prolific British scriptwriter and producer. The winner of three BAFTA awards, Jack Rosenthal wrote several early episodes of "Coronation Street" and the play that was turned into TV drama "London's Burning". During the 1970s Jack Rosenthal was widely acclaimed as one of Britain's finest small-screen dramatists in what was seen as a golden age of TV plays. Three of his best known works "Bar Mitzvah Boy", "The Evacuees" and "Spend, Spend, Spend" won back-to-back British Academy awards. Other credits include "Another Sunday", "Sweet FA", "Bootsie and Snudge" and "The Lovers". In 1984 he co-wrote the Hollywood film "Yentl", starring Barbra Streisand. "London's Burning", which he created as a one-off play aired in 1986, went on to become ITV's longest-running drama after Coronation Street and Emmerdale. He was married to the actress Maureen Lipman from 1973 until his death.
Prolific British scriptwriter and producer. The winner of three BAFTA awards, Jack Rosenthal wrote several early episodes of "Coronation Street" and the play that was turned into TV drama "London's Burning". During the 1970s Jack Rosenthal was widely acclaimed as one of Britain's finest small-screen dramatists in what was seen as a golden age of TV plays. Three of his best known works "Bar Mitzvah Boy", "The Evacuees" and "Spend, Spend, Spend" won back-to-back British Academy awards. Other credits include "Another Sunday", "Sweet FA", "Bootsie and Snudge" and "The Lovers". In 1984 he co-wrote the Hollywood film "Yentl", starring Barbra Streisand. "London's Burning", which he created as a one-off play aired in 1986, went on to become ITV's longest-running drama after Coronation Street and Emmerdale. He was married to the actress Maureen Lipman from 1973 until his death.
Bio by: Kieran Smith
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