Jack Rosenthal was born on September 8, 1931 in Manchester, Lancashire, England as Jack Morris Rosenthal. He was a writer and producer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Yentl (1983) and P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982). He was married to Maureen Lipman and Catherine Maxine Ward. He died on May 29, 2004 in Finchley, London, England.