Edward Henry Willis, Baron Willis (January 13, 1918 - December 22, 1992), commonly known as Ted Willis, was a British television dramatist who was also politically active in support of the Labour Party. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

Willis was elected Chairman of the Labour League of Youth as the candidate of the left in 1937. He served in the Royal Fusiliers in World War II. He was best known for writing the television series Dixon of Dock Green which ran for more than twenty years, and he also wrote nine films. He was Chairman of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain from 1958 to 1964, and on December 23, 1963 it was announced that he had been awarded a Life Peerage on a Labour Party nomination. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a regiment in the British Army. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series, which ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. ... The Writers Guild of Great Britain, established in 1958, is a trade union for professional writers, affiliated with the Trades Union Congress (TUC). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ...