Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn, FRSL (/freɪn/; born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy.

Michael Frayn

FRSL
Frayn at the 2023 Chiswick Book Festival
Born (1933-09-08) 8 September 1933
Mill Hill, Middlesex, England
Occupation
  • Reporter
  • columnist
  • novelist
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
EducationKingston Grammar School
Joint Services School for Linguists
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Period1962–present
GenreFarce, historical fiction, philosophy
Notable awardsSomerset Maugham Award; Laurence Olivier Award; International Emmy Awards; Critics' Circle Theatre Awards; Tony Award; Commonwealth Writers' Prize; Golden PEN Award; Whitbread Prize
SpouseGillian Palmer
Claire Tomalin (1993–)
Children3 daughters including
Rebecca Frayn
RelativesFinn Harries
Jack Harries

His novels, such as Towards the End of the Morning, Headlong and Spies, have also been critical and commercial successes, making him one of the handful of writers in the English language to succeed in both drama and prose fiction. He has also written philosophical works, such as The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of the Universe (2006).

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