Julian Penkivil Slade (28 May 1930 - 17 June, 2006) was an English writer of musical theatre best-known for the show "Salad Days", which became the UK's longest-running show of the 1950s, and "Trelawny". He was the first Footlights Vice President. Slade, a native of London, died of cancer on 17 June 2006, aged 76. Wikipedia
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