Debbie Barham

Debbie Barham
Born 20 November 1976 Edit this on Wikidata
Died 20 April 2003 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 26)
Occupation Writer edit this on wikidata
Style Comedy Edit this on Wikidata

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Barham (20 November 1976 – 20 April 2003) was an English comedy writer who died at the age of 26 of heart failure brought on as a result of anorexia.[1]

Life

During her 11-year career she wrote for comedians including Clive Anderson, Rory Bremner, Angus Deayton, Bob Monkhouse and Graham Norton, and for BBC programmes including The News Huddlines, The News Quiz, Loose Ends and Week Ending. Though little known by the general public she was greatly respected in the profession, and had a reputation for mental quickness, her writing being not only of high quality but also fast and prolific, even during her illness.[2][3]

She was educated at Sheffield High School, South Yorkshire,[1] and was a bright student, but left school early as she was unhappy there, and never went to university. Her early work was submitted under the name D. A. Barham, out of concern that a teenage girl would not be accepted in a world traditionally dominated by Oxbridge-educated men.[4] The radio show About a Dog was based on her last comedy proposal.

Bibliography

  • Peter Barham & Alan Hurndall (2006) The Invisible Girl: A Father's Moving Story of the Daughter He Lost Harper Element ISBN 0-00-720542-2

References

  1. 1 2 Hyman, Bruce (2003-04-29). "Obituary: Comedy writer Debbie Barham". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Bryony (2003-04-29). "The unsung queen of comedy". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  3. ↑ "Funny girl with a fatal obsession". The Sunday Times. 2003-05-04. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. ↑ "Debbie Barham". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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