David Whitaker (screenwriter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Whitaker (screenwriter)

English television writer and script editor

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Knebworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1980

Profession: screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

David Arthur Whitaker (18 April 1928 – 4 February 1980) was an English television writer and novelist known for his work in the early years of the science-fiction TV series Doctor Who.
He served as the programme's first story editor, supervising the writing of its first 51 episodes from 1963 to 1964.