- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Campbell Wells
- Nickname
- Jawn
- John Wells was born on November 17, 1936 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Casino Royale (1967), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). He was married to Teresa Chancellor. He died on January 11, 1998 in Sussex, England, UK.
- SpouseTeresa Chancellor(1982 - January 11, 1998) (his death)
- Children
- He was a frequent contributor to the satirical magazine, "Private Eye". In collaboration with Richard Ingrams, he wrote the long-running "Mrs. Wilson's Diary" column (satirising the then Prime Minister's wife) and later the "Dear Bill" column (also with Ingrams), which purported to be the private letters of the husband of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He turned both columns into successful plays (without Ingrams). Wells was always known around the "Private Eye" office as "Jawn", as a result of his being telephoned at the office by Princess Margaret, whose drawling tone was much imitated by other "Eye" staff members. This rather annoyed him.
- He was once a junior house-master at Eton College, but his occasional forays into television proved so successful that he abandoned his teaching career for show business.
- Father of actress Dolly Wells.
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