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Alan Simpson, OBE (born 27 November 1929, Brixton, London, England – died 8 February 2017) was an English comedy scriptwriter. He formed a writing partnership with Ray Galton, known professionally as Ray Galton & Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).