{"id":3067,"date":"2021-04-22T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=3067"},"modified":"2022-06-13T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T08:55:39","slug":"john-sullivan-died-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/john-sullivan-died-64\/","title":{"rendered":"John Sullivan 10 years ago this week we lost this legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>10 years ago we had the extremely sad occasion to write the article below. So in memory of John, we have brought the article back to the home page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1552-550x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1552-550x364.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1552-530x350.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1552.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;&#8212; written in 23rd April 2011 &#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Sullivan died aged 64 today.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are stunned, we take this opportunity to pass our condolescences to his family.<br \/>John was a genius. Britains greatest sitcom writer.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>John&nbsp;died in hospital after a six-week battle with viral pneumonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He leaves behind his wife, Sharon, two sons, a daughter and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Londoner John got his first job at the BBC as a scene hand at the age of 16. It wasn&#8217;t long before his writing talents came to the fore and he was given the break he needed with a pilot script for&nbsp;Citizen Smith.<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Jason<\/strong>, who played Del Boy gave this statement: <em>&#8220;I am totally devastated to hear of dear John&#8217;s death. We have lost the country&#8217;s greatest comedy writer, but he leaves us a great legacy, the gift of laughter. My thoughts at this time are with his lovely family.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nicholas Lyndhurst<\/strong>, who played Rodney, said: <em>\u201cI am deeply saddened.&nbsp;He was without doubt Britain\u2019s finest TV writer. He was a shy and self-effacing man, but had a huge passion for his work.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Challis<\/strong>, who played Boycie, said: <em>\u201cThe show appealed to people from every generation and walk of life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment we want to leave the rest of this page for the fans to put their messages here where John frequently visited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/John-sullivan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/John-sullivan.jpg\" alt=\"John Sullivan Genuis Writer of Only Fools and Horses\" class=\"wp-image-1175\"\/><\/a><figcaption>John Sullivan &#8211; Writer of Only fools and horses<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Please leave your thoughts below<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/john-sullivan-died-64\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blue1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blue plaque John Sullivan\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>10 years ago we had the extremely sad occasion to write the article below. So in memory of John, we have brought the article back to the home page &#8212;&#8212; written in 23rd April 2011 &#8212;&#8212;- John Sullivan died aged 64 today. 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