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Michael Frayn Biography (1933-)

Born September 8, 1933, in London, England; son of Thomas Allen (a sales representative for an asbestos company) and Violet Alice (a shop assistant; maiden name, Lawson) Frayn; married Gillian Palmer (a photojournalist), February 18, 1960; children: three daughters. Addresses: HOME--Five Marwell Court, Oakcroft Road, London SE13 7EE, England. AGENT--c/o Elaine Greene, Ltd., 31 Newington Green, London N16, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

September 8, 1933

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• What the Papers Say, Granada.
• Writings;STAGE
• (With John Edwards) Zounds!, Cambridge University Footlights, Cambridge,U.K., 1957.
• The Two of Us, Garrick Theatre, London, 1970, published by Fontana, 1970,then Samuel French, Inc., 1985.
• The Sandboy, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1971.
• Alphabetical Order, Hampstead Theatre Club, then Mayfair Theatre, both London, 1975, later Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1976, published in Alphabetical Order and Donkeys' Years, Methuen, 1977.
• Donkeys' Years, Globe Theatre, London, 1976, published in Alphabetical Order and Donkeys' Years, Methuen, 1977.
• Clouds, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1976, then Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1978, published by Methuen, 1977.
• (translator) The Cherry Orchard, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London, 1978, published by Methuen, 1978.
• Balmoral, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, U.K., 1978, published by Methuen, 1986, revised as Liberty Hall, Greenwich Theatre, 1980.
• (translator) The Fruits of Enlightenment, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1979, published by Methuen, 1979.
• Make and Break, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, then Royal Haymarket Theatre,both London, 1980, published by Methuen, 1980.
• Noises Off, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, then Savoy Theatre, London, both 1982, later Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1983, published by Methuen, 1983.
• (translator) Number One, Queen's Theatre, London, 1984.
• Benefactors, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1984, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1986, published by Methuen, 1985.
• (translator) Wild Honey, National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1984, then Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1986, published by Methuen,1984.
• (translator) The Three Sisters, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, U.K.,1985, then Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1985, later Greenwich Theatre, then Albery Theatre, London, both 1987, published by Methuen, 1983.
• (translator) The Seagull, Palace Theatre, Watford, U.K., 1986, publishedby Methuen, 1986.
• Plays One (collection), Methuen, 1986.
• (translator) Uncle Vanya, Methuen, 1987.
• Writings;FILM
• Clockwise, EMI, 1986, published by Methuen, 1986.
• Writings;TELEVISION; SERIES
• (With John Bird) Second City Reports, Granada, 1964.
• (with Bird and Eleanor Bron) Beyond a Joke, BBC, 1972.
• Making Faces, BBC, 1975.
• Writings;EPISODIC
• "Laurence Sterne Lived Here" (documentary), Writers' Houses, BBC, 1973.
• "The Long Straight" (documentary), Great Railway Journeys of the World, BBC, 1980, then PBS.
• Writings;PLAYS
• Jamie, on a Flying Visit, BBC, 1968.
• Birthday, BBC, 1969.
• Alphabetical Order, Granada, 1978.
• Donkeys' Years, Anglia Television, 1980.
• Make and Break, BBC, 1987.
• Writings;SPECIALS; ALL DOCUMENTARIES
• One Pair of Eyes, BBC, 1968.
• Imagine a City Called Berlin, BBC, 1975.
• Vienna: The Mask of Gold, BBC, 1977.
• Three Streets in the Country, BBC, 1979.
• Jerusalem, BBC, 1984.
• Writings;NOVELS
• The Tin Men, published by Collins, 1965, then Little Brown, 1966.
• The Russian Interpreter, published by Collins, 1966, then Viking, 1966.
• Towards the End of the Morning, published by Collins, 1967, then as Against Entropy, Viking, 1967.
• A Very Private Life, published by Collins, 1968, then Viking, 1968.
• Sweet Dreams, published by Collins, 1973, then Viking, 1974.
• Writings;NONFICTION
• The Day of the Dog (collected newspaper columns), published by Collins, 1962, then Doubleday, 1963.
• (editor) The Best of Beachcomber, by J.B. Morton, published by Heinemann,1963.
• (contributor) Age of Austerity, by Michael Sissons and Philip French, published by Holder and Stoughton, 1963.
• (editor, with Bamber Gascoigne) Timothy: The Drawings and Cartoons of Timothy Birdsall, published by M. Joseph, 1964.
• The Book of Fub (collected newspaper columns), published by Collins, 1963, then as Never Put Off to Gomorrah, Pantheon, 1964.
• On the Outskirts, published by Collins, 1964.
• At Bay in Gear Street (collected newspaper columns), published by Fontana, 1967.
• Constructions (philosophy), published by Wildwood House, 1974.
• The Original Michael Frayn (collected newspaper columns), Salamander, 1983.