Kevin Laffan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kevin Laffan

English writer, screenwriter and playwright

Date of Birth: 24-May-1922

Place of Birth: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Mar-2003

Profession: screenwriter, playwright

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kevin Barry Laffan (24 May 1922, Reading, Berkshire – 11 March 2003, London) was a British playwright, screenwriter, author, actor and stage director.
Laffan is best known for creating the ITV soap opera Emmerdale Farm, now titled Emmerdale. Raised in a family of fourteen children, Laffan's Catholic upbringing formed the inspiration for many of his plays.
Laffan's theatrical career began with a position as a call boy at the Theatre Royal in Bilston, and would eventually lead to him founding a repertory company in Reading.
In later life, Laffan also branched out into fiction, publishing his début novel, Virgins are in Short Supply, in 2001.