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Donald Cotton
Birth name: Donald Harry Cotton
Gender: Male
Medium(s): Television
Roles: Writer
Born: April 26th, 1928
Birthplace: England
Died: December 28th, 1999
1st Sci-Fi: Doctor Who: Temple of Secrets

Donald Cotton was a television and radio teleplay writer and TV show creator. He was born in England on April 26th, 1928. Donald's writing credits for the British Broadcasting Corporation began in 1965. He wrote the "Temple of Secrets" episode of the sci-fi series Doctor Who, which featured actor William Hartnell as the First Doctor. Cotton wrote the scripts for seven more Doctor Who adventures up until 1966 including "Small Prophet, Quick Return", "Death of a Spy", "Horse of Destruction", "A Holiday for the Doctor", "Don't Shoot the Pianist", "Johnny Ringo" and "The O.K. Corral".

Donald Cotton passed away on December 28th, 1999 at the age of 71.

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Doctor Who Temple of Secrets Writer
Doctor Who Small Prophet, Quick Return Writer
Doctor Who Death of a Spy Writer
Doctor Who Horse of Destruction Writer
Doctor Who A Holiday for the Doctor Writer
Doctor Who Don't Shoot the Pianist Writer
Doctor Who Johnny Ringo Writer
Doctor Who The O.K. Corral Writer

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