[Deathwatch] Peter Rogers, producer, 95

[Deathwatch Central]

"Carry On" producer Peter Rogers dies

LONDON (Reuters) – Film producer Peter Rogers, who was behind the hit
British "Carry On" comedy films, has died aged 95, Pinewood Studios
announced on Wednesday.

Rogers died at his home in Buckinghamshire, southern England, on
Tuesday following a short illness, according to British media.

"We were saddened to learn of Peter Rogers' passing," Ivan Dunleavy,
chief executive at Pinewood Shepperton, said in a statement.

"Peter was an institution at the studios. As a prolific film producer,
he worked at Pinewood Studios since the 1960s.

"The 'Carry On' films, for which he was most well known ... were
enjoyed by millions internationally and will always remain a part of
modern British culture."

The 31-strong "Carry On" franchise, popular for its innuendos and
slapstick humor, began with "Carry On Sergeant" in 1958 and went on to
feature nurses, doctors, teachers, spies, cowboys and even Henry VIII
and Cleopatra.

It starred the likes of Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Barbara Windsor
and Leslie Phillips.

According to Phillips, there were arguments between Rogers and the
"Carry On" actors over how much they were paid.

"We all argued about the money he paid us, but I am in a fortunate
position and I could move on," Phillips was quoted as saying by the
Telegraph newspaper.

"Some of the others, who have died, weren't able to and if they were
alive today I would be interested to see what they would say.

"Since he made all those people famous the world has changed in every
conceivable way. Contracts were not sorted out in those days ... I can
afford to say I loved Peter. I was very fond of him and his wife,"
Phillips told the newspaper. Rogers was married to fellow producer
Betty Box, who died in 1999.

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