'Coronation Street' Creator Tony Warren Dies at 79

British writer Tony Warren, who created the long-running soap opera "Coronation Street,'' has died at 79. The show he leaves behind is 56 years old, a national cultural fixture whose fans have included royalty, poets, rappers and millions of TV viewers.   Broadcaster ITV said Wednesday that Warren died Tuesday night, "surrounded by his loving friends,'' after a short illness.   Anthony McVay Simpson — Warren was a stage name — was a...

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