---
name: "John Law"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-law"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "11 November 1929"
died: "5 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T11:53:04.761539+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Law

Writer. Born 11 November 1929 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Died 5 January 1970.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 11 November 1929, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- **Died:** 5 January 1970
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Law_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18619383, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492339/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71656

## Biography

John Law was a British comedy writer for television and film. Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he wrote for series including *It's a Square World* and *The Frost Report*, collaborating with Michael Bentine and Marty Feldman. He created the Class sketch for *The Frost Report*.

Law also contributed to the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond spoof *Casino Royale*, having been recruited to the project by Peter Sellers. He was married to dancer and choreographer Beryl Kaye.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Screenplay — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

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