Michael Frayn
English playwright, novelist (born 1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Frayn, FRSL (/freɪn/; born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce Noises Off [8] and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy.
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Born | (1933-09-08) 8 September 1933 (age 90) Mill Hill, Middlesex, England |
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Education | Kingston Grammar School Joint Services School for Linguists |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Period | 1962–present |
Genre | Farce, historical fiction, philosophy |
Notable awards | Somerset Maugham Award; Laurence Olivier Award; International Emmy Awards; Critics' Circle Theatre Awards; Tony Award; Commonwealth Writers' Prize; Golden PEN Award; Whitbread Prize |
Spouse | Gillian Palmer[1][2] Claire Tomalin (1993–)[3][4] |
Children | 3 daughters including Rebecca Frayn[5] |
Relatives | Finn Harries[6] Jack Harries[7] |
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His novels, such as Towards the End of the Morning, Headlong and Spies, have also been critical and commercial successes, making him one of the handful of writers in the English language to succeed in both drama and prose fiction. He has also written philosophical works, such as The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of the Universe (2006).