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Donald Cotton

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Donald Cotton was a writer, known for Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Doctor Who (1963) and Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005). Donald died on 28 December 1999 in the UK.
DiedDecember 28, 1999
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Known for

Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
Adam Adamant Lives!
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
Podcast Series
  • Writer
The Merry Christmas
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1955

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Writer

  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2008–2023
  • Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
    Adam Adamant Lives!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • with material by
    • 1966
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • written by
    • 1965–1966
  • Five Guineas a Week
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • The Merry Christmas
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1955

Music Department

  • The Merry Christmas
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Died
    • December 28, 1999
    • UK
  • Other works
    Wrote novels based upon the "Doctor Who" episodes The Myth-Makers, The Gunfighters and The Romans.

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    Studied Zoology at Nottingham University then changed subjects and began studying English and Philosophy.

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