Philip King (30 October 1904 – 9 February 1979) was an English playwright and actor, born in Yorkshire.
There he subsequently directed plays and saw his first comedy Without the Prince professionally produced, and shortly after presented in the West End at the Whitehall Theatre on 8 April 1940.
King made several appearances on the London stage, playing with such well-known stars as Sid Field, Frances Day and Hugh Wakefield and despite his success as a writer he was still drawn to his first love of acting.
[2] Of the events surrounding the West End first night of See How They Run, in January 1945, King wrote: "At the time I was in the RAF and, luckily, stationed at the White City, Shepherd's Bush.
George Gee, playing the leading part, swore that all three dropped as he was saying his funniest lines.