Roy Plomley was born on January 20, 1914 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. He was an actor and writer, known for To the Public Danger (1948), Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949) and Half Seas Over (1953). He was married to Diana Wong. He died on May 28, 1985 in London, England.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to radio broadcasting.
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He was Chairman of the Radio and Television Writers' Association, 1957-1959.
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He was voted BBC Radio Personality of the Year in 1979.
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He published 16 stage plays (one of which, "Cold Turkey," was put on in the West End in London, England), and one novel.
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He has been posthumously inducted into the Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.
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Actor, compère, producer, and playwright. He also invented and presented the famous BBC radio series "Desert Island Discs" which has been running since 1942.
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