Raymond Hull
Playwright, screenwriter and lecturer
Raymond Hull was an England-born Canadian playwright and television screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing The Peter Principle with Laurence J. Peter.
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Born 1919 in Shaftesbury, United Kingdom Died 1985
About Raymond Hull
Raymond Hull (1919 to 1985) was born in England and worked in Canada as a playwright, television screenwriter and lecturer. Besides his best-known book, he wrote many non-fiction titles, along with numerous magazine articles, short stories and poetry. He took up creative writing at the University of British Columbia at 30, after finding he had a talent for it. Once he graduated, he went on to write television scripts for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, later moved into writing for the stage, and formed The Gastown Players. His co-authored book The Peter Principle, written with Laurence J. Peter, is the work he is best known for.