Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell OBE (born November 12, 1916, died February 28, 1981) was born in Bromley, Kent, he had a variety of jobs during his early life; Town clerk, Police officer and Pilot. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The term town clerk has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an influential employee of a city or borough or town administration. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Police. ... It has been suggested that Pilot (spaceflight) be merged into this article or section. ...

He was made a prisoner of war during WWII after being shot down over Norway, it was during this period of his life while incarcerated in Stalag Luft III that he really started to write. Peter Butterworth was in the same camp and they became firm friends, with Rothwell mostly writing and Butterworth performing for camp concerts.This certainly helped to relieve the boredom of camp life and the noise of the concerts helped cover tunnelling escape efforts. Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Stalag Luft III mockup. ... Peter Butterworth Peter Butterworth (February 4, 1919 - January 16, 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in many of the Carry On films. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...

After WWII Rothwell took up writing as his profession, writing scripts for The Crazy Gang, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray and Terry-Thomas. By the time he submitted a screenplay to Carry On producer Peter Rogers, he was already an established screenwriter. This first screenplay was called "Call me a Cab", it went on to be renamed Carry On Cabby. The Crazy Gang were a group of British entertainers who got together in the early 1930s, they achieved great national popularity and were a favourite of the royal family, especially King George VI. The members were: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold and... Arthur Askey (June 6, 1900 - November 16, 1982) was a prominent British comedian. ... Ted Ray (1905-1977) (real name Charles Olden) was a popular British comedian of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Terry-Thomas (left) and Clive Morton in a scene from Lucky Jim (1957) Terry-Thomas (Thomas Terence Hoare-Stephens) (14 July 1911 - 8 January 1990) was a distinctive British comic actor of the 1950s and 1960s. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester, Kent) is a British film producer. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Carry on Cabby is the seventh Carry On film. ...

Peter Rogers liked Rothwell's writing so much he asked him to become the Carry On staff writer, Rothwell went on to write a further 19 Carry On films. He took the genre into a more lewd and bawdy direction from Carry On's first screenwriter Norman Hudis, but he was careful never to stray into pornography, he saw the films as a continuation of Music Hall entertainment, Max Miller being a hero of his. A genre is a division of a particular form of art or utterance according to criteria particular to that form. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πορνη prostitute and γραφία written material) (more informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ... Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie, was a 1930s English music hall comedian famous for his daringly risqué (for the period) repertoire (see Censorship), and gaudy suits. ...

Rothwell also wrote several Carry On TV specials for Christmas and the first series of Up Pompeii starring Frankie Howerd. Up Pompeii was a British television comedy series of the 1970s. ... Frankie Howerd Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alex Howard in York, England, 6 March 1917 - not 1922 as he claimed; died in London, 19 April 1992) was a distinctive English comedian and comic actor. ...

Rothwell was awarded the OBE in 1977 for his services to the cinema industry. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

In the late 1970's he retired due to a prolonged illness, he spent his last years in Worthing. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Map sources for Worthing at grid reference TQ1303 Worthing is the largest town and a local government district in West Sussex, England. ...

External References

• Talbot Rothwell at the Internet Movie Database
• Carry On Films at The Whippit Inn Detailed information on the Carry On film series
• What a Carry On A tribute to the Carry Ons and their stars