Brian Clemens

Brian Clemens was born on Jul 30, 1931 in UK. Brian Clemens's big-screen debut came with A Woman Possessed directed by Max Varnel in 1958.

Brian Clemens left school at the age of 14. After national service with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, he worked his way up from messenger boy to copywriter at an advertising agency, writing in his spare time. One of his scripts was accepted by the BBC in 1955. He joined a production company, literally writing scripts to order. With tight deadlines and plots often based on the availability of sets, props or location, he churned out scripts for B films and TV series.Clemens is best remembered for his work on British television in the 1960s and 1970s, especially on Destination danger (1960), Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961) (for which he wrote many episodes, including the pilot in 1961), Alias le Baron (1966), Amicalement vôtre... (1971) and creating Les professionnels (1977). He also wrote for the stage, with his play "Strictly Murder" being performed by a cast including Brian Capron in 2017.Clemens was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Broadcasting and to Drama. According to his son Samuel, the last thing he did before he died was to watch an episode of Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961) and his last words were: "I did quite a good job".