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Sir David Paradine Frost OBE (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme That Was the Week That Was in 1962. His success on this show led to work as a host on American ...
Awards. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. David George Hamilton Frost, Baron Frost CMG PC (born 21 February 1965) is a former British diplomat, civil servant and politician who served as a Minister of State at the Cabinet Office between March and December 2021. Frost was Chief Negotiator of Task Force Europe from January 2020 ...
Sep 2, 2013 · David Paradine Frost was born April 7, 1939, in Tenterden, England, to Mona and W. J. Paradine Frost. His father was a Methodist minister.
Sep 2, 2013 · David Paradine Frost was born in Tenterden in Kent on 7 April 1939, the son of a Methodist minister. The young David did set out on a course of training to become a local preacher before ...
Jun 8, 2024 · London Weekend Television. Sir David Frost (born April 7, 1939, Tenterden, Kent, England—died August 31, 2013, at sea) was an English talk-show host, journalist, and writer who was noted for his interviews of public figures, notably former U.S. president Richard Nixon, who, under Frost’s skillful questioning, apologized for the Watergate ...
Sep 2, 2013 · David Frost was probably best known in the United States for his interviews with former President Richard Nixon in 1977 after Nixon had resigned from office. The interview was taped over the ...
Sep 1, 2013 · "David Frost could do you over without you realising it until it was too late. He was a peerless broadcaster." Peter Morgan. Playwright Peter Morgan, who wrote Frost/Nixon, said: "He was a pioneer
Sep 1, 2013 · Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost has died from a suspected heart attack while aboard a luxury cruise ship. He was 74. The Guardian and The Daily ...
Sep 1, 2013 · Broadcaster Sir David Frost has died of a heart attack at the age of 74, his family have announced. Sir David died last night on the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, where he was due to give a speech.
David Frost launched his extraordinary television career at the age of 23 when he fronted the satirical show, That Was the Week that Was in 1962. Then nothing could stop him.
