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  1. John Campbell Wells (17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English actor, writer and satirist.

  2. Jan 12, 1998 · John Wells, the satirist and comic actor who co-authored the "Dear Bill" letters in Private Eye, died from cancer yesterday, at the age of 61.

  3. The Herald reports the death of John Wells, who co-wrote the Dear Bill letters and portrayed Denis Thatcher in a play and TV show. He was a former schoolmaster, a cabaret artist and a translator of opera and plays.

  4. Jan 12, 1998 · John Wells was a versatile and influential member of the Satire movement in Britain, creating "Mrs Wilson's Diary" and "Dear Bill" in Private Eye. He also had a successful career as an actor, mimic and theatre director, working with Peter Cook, Joan Littlewood and others.

  5. Satirist John Wells, best known for his caricatures of Denis Thatcher, has died from cancer at the age of 61. Mr Wells, who co-wrote Private Eye's 'Dear Bill' letters and also portrayed...

  6. John Campbell Wells (17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English actor, writer and satirist. The son of a clergyman, Wells was born in Ashford, Kent in 1936. He was educated at Eastbourne College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

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    Actor: Casino Royale. John Wells was born on 17 November 1936 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Casino Royale (1967), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). He was married to Teresa Chancellor.