Frank Muir Biography
| Born as | Frank Herbert Muir |
| Occup. | Writer |
| From | England |
| Born | February 5, 1920
Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Died | January 2, 1998
Thorpe, Surrey, England |
| Aged | 77 years |
Frank Herbert Muir was a funny writer, tv star as well as radio comedian.
He examined at the Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, Kent, as well as the Leyton County High School for Boys in London. Frank Muir signed up with the Royal Air Force during World War II came to be a professional in digital photography, was designated to Iceland. While there, he collaborated with the radio station of the forces pointed there.
After going back to civilian life, he began creating manuscripts for Jimmy Edwards. When teamed with Dick Edwards on BBC Bentley, Muir was related to
Denis Norden, screenwriter Bentley, cooperation that lasted a lot of his job. The lorry created for Bentley and also Edwards, Take It From Here, was composed by Muir and Norden between 1948 and also 1959, a last season in 1960 used various other writers.
In 1949 Muir wedded Polly McIrvine. They had 2 youngsters, Jamie (birthed in 1952 as well as television producer) as well as Sally (born 1954).
Muir and also Norden remained to write for Edwards when he began working for the BBC series Whack-O and Faces of Jim. With Norden, in 1962, was in charge of the television adjustment of the unique by Henry Cecil Leon Brothers in Law, where he worked a young
Richard Briers.
In addition, the pair was welcomed to execute at a new radio program literary wit, My Word!. Frank Muir took, like Norden, a spin-off of My Word!, My Music.
In 1954 Muir founded a society dramatization fans, "Thorpe Players", in Thorpe, Surrey, where he lived for numerous years. He wrote as well as presented several programs, including programs satiric 1960's That Was The Week That Was as well as The Frost Report. It was well known to viewers as group captain of the BBC Two series Call My Bluff, along with commercials that offered the voice, including Cadbury plc brand, Batchelors as well as Unigate milk.
In the sixties Muir was an advisor to the BBC, and also in 1969 he signed up with London Weekend Television chain as Head of Entertainment.
In 1976, Muir created The Frank Muir Book: An irreverent companion to social background, a collection of stories and also expressions from various subjects as they were under "Music", "Education", "Literature," "Theatre", "Art" and "Food as well as beverage." The phrases were interspersed with remarks from Muir.
A comparable layout to The Frank Muir Book was used in his BBC radio series of Frank Muir Goes Into ..., which functioned Alfred Marks. Muir published books based on that collection. Muir's major job, The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose, that made use of a comparable format, yet with desires past plain enjoyment, was released in 1990.
Our collection contains 2 quotes who is written / told by Frank.
Related authors: Frank Herbert (Writer), Denis Norden (Writer), Richard Briers (Actor)
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