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Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, author, playwright, musical librettist, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 15 novels and written the musicals The Beautiful Game , We Will Rock You , Tonight's the Night and Love Never Dies , the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres. Wikipedia  

✵ 3. May 1959
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Works

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Famous Ben Elton Quotes

“This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.”

Ben Elton

Source: Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book

“No!" Jimmy protested.”

Ben Elton

Source: Meltdown

“The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth.”

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"Court, Hippies and Love at First Sight"
Stark (1989)

“No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even if the thing they are waiting for is only a taxi.”

Ben Elton book Stark

"Airport Rescue"
Stark (1989)

“Leave a message, don't leave a message. live, die, it's all the same dream.”

Ben Elton book This Other Eden

This Other Eden (1993)

“The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.”

Ben Elton book Stark

"Dinner in Los Angeles"
Stark (1989)

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