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unusual facts about John Wells


John Wells-Thorpe

In the 1995 New Year Honours he was appointed OBE for services to architecture.


Ann Biderman

Biderman served as an executive producer for the first season alongside John Wells and Christopher Chulack.

Curling on TSN

Other broadcasters TSN have used for curling include Rod Black, John Wells, and Glenn Healy.

Private Eye TV

In celebration of the magazine's tenth anniversary, the best of its output was compiled by Barry Took and read out by the magazine's staff and assorted comedy stars (like Private Eye, largely originating themselves from the Satire Boom) such as John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Spike Milligan, William Rushton, John Wells, Christopher Booker, Barry Fantoni, Paul Foot and Richard Ingrams.

Sven Berlin

Around this time, Berlin founded the Crypt Group of modern-minded young artists, along with Peter Lanyon, John Wells and Bryan Wynter, and joined the Penwith Society of Arts for a short time, before leaving the group in distaste at its abstract tendencies.

Up Sunday

These were later pruned, and the cast enlarged to feature the likes of Clive James, Kenny Everett and John Wells.


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Jonathan Sprout

Jonathan Sprout was born John Wells Sprout, Jr. in Hightstown, New Jersey.

The Man from Kangaroo

With E.J. Carroll he arranged to bring back a team of Americans to assist them making movies in Australia, including director Wilfred Lucas, his wife, screenwriter Bess Meredyth, actor Brownie Vernon, assistant director John Wells and cinematographer John Doerrer.

Up Sunday

The first, The End of the Pier Show in 1974, with John Wells, John Fortune, Carl Davis, Madeline Smith, Peter Sellers, John Laurie, Ivor Cutler and John Bird.