Debbie Barham

Debbie Barham

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Barham (20 November 1976 – 20 April 2003) was an English comedy writer who died at the age of 26 of heart failure caused by a long struggle with anorexia.

During her 11-year career she wrote for comedians including Clive Anderson, Rory Bremner, Angus Deayton, Bob Monkhouse and Graham Norton, and for BBC programmes including The News Huddlines, Loose Ends and Week Ending. Though little known by the general public she was greatly respected in the profession, and had a reputation for mental quickness, her writing being not only of high quality but also fast and prolific, even when she was far from well.

She was educated at Sheffield High School (South Yorkshire),[citation needed] and was a bright student, but left school early as she was unhappy there, and never went to university. Her early work was submitted under the name D. A. Barham, out of concern that a teenage girl would not be accepted in a world traditionally dominated by Oxbridge-educated men. The radio show About a Dog was based on her last comedy proposal.

Bibliography

  • Peter Barham & Alan Hurndall (2006) The Invisible Girl: A Father's Moving Story of the Daughter He Lost Harper Element ISBN 0-00-720542-2

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