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Sir David Frost may be best known for his 1977 interview of disgraced United States President Richard Nixon. An interviewer, producer and published author, Frost made history by conducting the only televised interview in which Nixon discussed Watergate and acknowledged that he had disappointed the American people. Syndicated on a barter basis, the interviews were broadcast in 70 countries.MBC: David Frost
Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland, The Queen) wrote the Tony award-winning play, Frost/Nixon, based on David Frost's interviews. Morgan also wrote the screen adaptation for the 2008 film Frost/Nixon.
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Fast Facts
- Born: April 7, 1939 in Tenderden, Kent, EnglandMBC: David Frost
- Attended Gillingham Grammar School and Wellington Grammar SchoolMBC: David Frost
- Graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, M.A.MBC: David Frost
- 1961: Became the host of That Was The Week That Was, commonly referred to as TW3
- 1966: Founded David Paradine LtdMBC: David Frost
- 1970: Awarded Order of the British EmpireMBC: David Frost
- 1981: Married Lynne Frederick but divorced 1982MBC: David Frost
- 1983: Married Carina Fitzalan-Howard
- Has three children; Miles, Wilfred and GeorgeMBC: David Frost
- 1993: KnightedMBC: David Frost
- Has interviewed six British Prime Ministers: Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair
- Has interviewed seven US Presidents: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
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Honors and Awards
- Two time Golden Rose of Montreux recipientMBC: David Frost
- 1967: Royal Television Society Silver Medal for Frost Over EnglandMBC: David Frost
- 1967: Richard Dimbleby AwardMBC: David Frost
- 1970: Emmy Award for The David Frost ShowMBC: David Frost
- 1971: Emmy Award for The David Frost ShowMBC: David Frost
- 1971: Guild of Television Producers AwardMBC: David Frost
- 1971: TV Personality of the YearMBC: David Frost
- 1971: Religious Heritage of America AwardMBC: David Frost
- 1971: Albert Einstein AwardMBC: David Frost
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Career Highlights
- 1962-63: That Was the Week That Was; host
- 1966-67: The Frost Report; host
- 1966-68: The Frost Programme; host
- 1967: To England with Love; author
- 1969-72: The David Frost Show; host
- 1970: The Americans' author
- 1977: The Nixon Interviews
- 1993-2005: Breakfast with Frost
- 1981-92: Frost on Sunday; host
- 1993: David Frost: An Autobiography; author
- 2006-present: A host for Al Jazeera English
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RT @MirnaBard Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. – David Frost #quote
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Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. ~ David Frost
@LauraJoRichins | November 12, 2009 05:40 AM -
Have switched to Mike Danton on Sportsnet. So far, he's approximately as believable as, say, David Frost.
@bruce_arthur | November 12, 2009 02:30 AM -
Spent an evening with Sir David Frost. He was fab and very interesting
@Weara | November 11, 2009 11:48 PM
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Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews - $24.95
A historic meeting so gripping and poignant it has been adapted into an award-winning stage play and major motion picture. This program, culled from the over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and U.S. Preside...
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Frost/Nixon: Behind the Scenes of the Nixon Interviews - $14.95
Following the resounding success of the eponymous West End and Broadway hit play, Frost/Nixon tells the extraordinary story of how Sir David Frost pursued and landed the biggest fish of his career -- and how the series drew larger au...
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Frost/Nixon: Complete Interviews (2pc) (Spec) - $39.95
The complete televised interviews. Synopsis: This program, culled from the over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, was originally broadcast in May of 1977. Never befo...
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