Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011) was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer.
[2] After attending Eton he worked as an actor, before joining the Queen's Royal Regiment of West Surrey when the Second World War broke out, rising to the rank of captain and being mentioned in dispatches.
With Christopher Fry he adapted The Beggar's Opera for the 1953 film starring Laurence Olivier.
[1] He also wrote the screenplay for the 1963 fim, Tamahine, which should be compared in theme to The French Mistress, from 1960, (itself adapted from the 1955 play).
[citation needed] Cannan was married to Joan Ross in 1946; the couple had two sons and a daughter.