Minton translated and performed several of his plays overseas and at festivals in the UK, including a reading of his play for Scum at the Royal Shakespeare Company, London; and Gradual Decline at the Riverside Studios London.
He felt the original screenplay had been "savaged" during his absence overseas, and described the final production as "arguably the worst film ever made."
Minton was born Roy Davies, in Nottingham, England on 28 August 1933.
He won a two-year scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
[1] He was winner of a BBC playwriting competition, received the Art Council Award and was resident dramatist at the Nottingham Playhouse.