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Digby Wolfe (born 4 June 1925) is an actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, screenwriter
Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scenarists are scriptwriters who write the screenplays from which films and television programs are made.Most screenwriters start their careers writing on speculation....
 and university lecturer in dramatic writing.

Wolfe was born in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

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, and began writing and performing in comedy series in England in the 1950s, appearing alongside Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett

Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, Order of the British Empire is a British actor and comedian, born in Scotland, best known for his association with Ronnie Barker in the popular British television comedy sketch series The Two Ronnies....
, Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques

Josephine Edwina Jaques was an English comedy actress, known by the stage name Hattie Jacques.Having started her career in the 1940s, Jacques first gained attention through her appearances with Tony Hancock in The Tony Hancock Show and Hancock's Half Hour....
 and Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey may be:*Charles Hawtrey , British stage actor*Charles Hawtrey , British film and television actor, best known for the Carry On films...
 before moving to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 in 1959 where he made frequent television appearances.

In 1964 he moved to America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 where his television credits include The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
, Bewitched
Bewitched

Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company from 1964 in television to 1972 in television....
, I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American situation comedy with a fantasy premise. Produced by Screen Gems, it originally aired from September 1965 to May 1970 with new episodes, and September 1970 with season repeats, on NBC....
, and The Munsters
The Munsters

The Munsters was a 1960s United States television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. The show was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era, such as Leave it to Beaver....
, while his film roles include voice parts in The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–4. The original publications contained illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling....
 and Father Goose
Father Goose (film)

Father Goose is a 1964 in film romantic comedy film set in World War II, starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, and Trevor Howard. The name derives from "Mother Goose" which is a codename unwillingly used by Grant's character....
, in which he sang the main theme.






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Digby Wolfe (born 4 June 1925) is an actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, screenwriter
Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scenarists are scriptwriters who write the screenplays from which films and television programs are made.Most screenwriters start their careers writing on speculation....
 and university lecturer in dramatic writing.

Wolfe was born in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, and began writing and performing in comedy series in England in the 1950s, appearing alongside Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett

Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, Order of the British Empire is a British actor and comedian, born in Scotland, best known for his association with Ronnie Barker in the popular British television comedy sketch series The Two Ronnies....
, Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques

Josephine Edwina Jaques was an English comedy actress, known by the stage name Hattie Jacques.Having started her career in the 1940s, Jacques first gained attention through her appearances with Tony Hancock in The Tony Hancock Show and Hancock's Half Hour....
 and Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey may be:*Charles Hawtrey , British stage actor*Charles Hawtrey , British film and television actor, best known for the Carry On films...
 before moving to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 in 1959 where he made frequent television appearances.

In 1964 he moved to America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 where his television credits include The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
, Bewitched
Bewitched

Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company from 1964 in television to 1972 in television....
, I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American situation comedy with a fantasy premise. Produced by Screen Gems, it originally aired from September 1965 to May 1970 with new episodes, and September 1970 with season repeats, on NBC....
, and The Munsters
The Munsters

The Munsters was a 1960s United States television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. The show was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era, such as Leave it to Beaver....
, while his film roles include voice parts in The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–4. The original publications contained illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling....
 and Father Goose
Father Goose (film)

Father Goose is a 1964 in film romantic comedy film set in World War II, starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, and Trevor Howard. The name derives from "Mother Goose" which is a codename unwillingly used by Grant's character....
, in which he sang the main theme. His writing credits include Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In was an United States sketch comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968 to May 14, 1973....
 (for which he won an 'Emmy'
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

The following is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program which was awarded since 1957....
 in 1968), and The Goldie Hawn Special. He also wrote for John Denver
John Denver

John Denver , born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an United States Country Music/folk music singer-songwriter and folk rock musician. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s in terms of record sales, recording and releasing around 300 songs, of which about half were composed by him....
, Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine is an United States Academy Awards-winning film and theater actress, dancer, activist, and author, well-known for her beliefs in new age spirituality and reincarnation....
, Cher
Cher

Cher is an American pop music singer-songwriter, actor, film director and recording industry. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....
 and Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason is an United States stand-up comedy. He grew up in New York City .Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York and, at the age of 25, was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania....
, among others. In 1976 he hosted two episodes of the Australian
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 version of This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life was a Documentary film series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. It originally aired in the United States from 1952 to 1961, and again in 1972 on NBC....
.

Until 2004 Professor
Professor

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 Wolfe taught dramatic writing at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico

The University of New Mexico is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, New Mexico, USA. It was founded in 1889. It offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering....
, firstly as a visiting professor, and then was hired as the chair of the Robert Hartung Dramatic Writing Program in the Theatre and Dance Department. He was awarded 'Teacher of the Year' at that university in 2003.

Publications

'Walking on Fire: The Shaping Force of Emotion in Writing Drama' by Digby Wolfe and Jim Linnell Published by Southern Illinois University Press

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