David Butler (screenwriter)
David Butler | |
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| Born | David Dalrymple Butler 12 November 1927 |
| Died | 27 May 2006 (aged 78) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
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| Years active | 1961–1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Ronald (1959–1966; divorced) Mary McPhail (1969–2006; his death) |
| Children | Two daughters |
David Dalrymple Butler (12 November 1927 – 27 May 2006) was a Scottish writer of numerous screenplays and teleplays who won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
He specialized in period-piece drama and is particularly remembered for a string of hit British television shows, including Within These Walls, Lillie, We'll Meet Again and Edward the Seventh, as well as for his acting, most specifically as Dr. Nick Williams on British television's first medical soap opera, Emergency – Ward 10 in 1960–62.