Sir David Paradine Frost was born on April 7, 1939. He is a renowned journalist, writer, comedian and media personality. As young man he attended Cambridge University, where he editor of the campus newspaper, Varsity, and a literary magazine called, Granta.
Upon graduating from Cambridge, Frost worked for Anglia Television where he honed his television and journalistic skills.
In 1962, Frost was selected by Ned Sherrin to be the host of a satirical comedy show on the BBC. The programs was called That Was the Week that Was and aired for two seasons. Frost carried the show in a very irreverent fashion which lampooned politics, society and the television industry. Writers, such as John Cleese and Graham Chapman]], both of whom later were founding members of Monthy Python's Flying Circus, wrote for the show.
In 1970, Frost was made an officer in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, being subsequently knighted in the year [1993]] when he was made a Knight Commander by Queen Elizabeth II.
Frost Interviews Nixon
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.
Frost Discusses Nixon Interview
In 1977, David Frost interviewed former President Richard Nixon. It was the only interview in which Nixon discusses the Watergate scandal which brought about his resignation in 1974. In 2008, the Frost-Nixon interview served as centerpiece for the plot line of the motion picture Frost Nixon.
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
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
References
Fast Facts
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Born
April 7, 1939 in Tenderden, Kent, EnglandMBC: David Frost
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Attended Gillingham Grammar School and Wellington Grammar SchoolMBC: David Frost
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Graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, M.A.MBC: David Frost
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1961
Became the host of That Was The Week That Was, commonly referred to as TW3
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1966
Founded David Paradine LtdMBC: David Frost
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1970
Awarded Order of the British EmpireMBC: David Frost
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1981
Married Lynne Frederick but divorced 1982MBC: David Frost
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1983
Married Carina Fitzalan-Howard
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Has three children; Miles, Wilfred and GeorgeMBC: David Frost
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1993
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Has interviewed six British Prime Ministers
Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair
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Has interviewed seven US Presidents
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
