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David Uri
Sep 1, 2013, 7:10:13 AM9/1/13
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336
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Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a
suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.
A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen
Elizabeth on Saturday night.
Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime
television presenting, including The Frost Report.
Internationally, he will be remembered for his revealing interviews
with former US President Richard Nixon.
A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at
this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future
and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."
The BBC's Barney Jones, who edited his Breakfast with Frost programme
on the BBC for more than 10 years, said: "David loved broadcasting,
did it brilliantly for more than 50 years and was eagerly looking
forward to a host of projects - including interviewing the prime
minister next week - before his sudden and tragic death. We will all
miss him enormously."
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's
family. He could be - and certainly was with me - both a friend and a
fearsome interviewer."
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[longer article to follow]
Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a
suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.
A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen
Elizabeth on Saturday night.
Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime
television presenting, including The Frost Report.
Internationally, he will be remembered for his revealing interviews
with former US President Richard Nixon.
A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at
this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future
and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."
The BBC's Barney Jones, who edited his Breakfast with Frost programme
on the BBC for more than 10 years, said: "David loved broadcasting,
did it brilliantly for more than 50 years and was eagerly looking
forward to a host of projects - including interviewing the prime
minister next week - before his sudden and tragic death. We will all
miss him enormously."
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's
family. He could be - and certainly was with me - both a friend and a
fearsome interviewer."
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Louis Epstein
Sep 1, 2013, 8:45:30 AM9/1/13
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In alt.obituaries David Uri <davidu...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336
>
> [longer article to follow]
>
> Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
>
> Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a
> suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.
>
> A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen
> Elizabeth on Saturday night.
>
> Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime
> television presenting, including The Frost Report.
What brought him to my attention was the advertising campaign
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336
>
> [longer article to follow]
>
> Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
>
> Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a
> suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.
>
> A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen
> Elizabeth on Saturday night.
>
> Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime
> television presenting, including The Frost Report.
for his 1969-72 David Frost Show.
> Internationally, he will be remembered for his revealing interviews
> with former US President Richard Nixon.
>
> A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at
> this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future
> and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."
>
> The BBC's Barney Jones, who edited his Breakfast with Frost programme
> on the BBC for more than 10 years, said: "David loved broadcasting,
> did it brilliantly for more than 50 years and was eagerly looking
> forward to a host of projects - including interviewing the prime
> minister next week - before his sudden and tragic death. We will all
> miss him enormously."
>
> Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's
> family. He could be - and certainly was with me - both a friend and a
> fearsome interviewer."
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.
David Uri
Sep 1, 2013, 9:08:59 AM9/1/13
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On Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:10:13 +0100, David Uri
<davidu...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336
Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a
suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.
A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen
Elizabeth on Saturday night.
Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime
television presenting, including The Frost Report.
Internationally, he will be remembered for his revealing interviews
with former US President Richard Nixon.
A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at
this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future
and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."
The BBC's Barney Jones, who edited his Breakfast with Frost programme
on the BBC for more than 10 years, said: "David loved broadcasting,
did it brilliantly for more than 50 years and was eagerly looking
forward to a host of projects - including interviewing the prime
minister next week - before his sudden and tragic death. We will all
miss him enormously."
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's
family. He could be - and certainly was with me - both a friend and a
fearsome interviewer."
Born in Kent, Sir David studied at Cambridge University where he
became secretary of the Footlights club, and met future comedy greats
such as Peter Cook, Graham Chapman and John Bird.
After university he went to work at ITV before he was asked to front
the BBC programme That Was The Week That Was, which ran between 1962
and 1963.
Casting a satirical eye over the week's news, the show boasted
scriptwriters including John Cleese, John Betjeman and Dennis Potter.
The Frost Report brought together John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and
Ronnie Corbett in a sketch show which would influence many comedy
writers including the Monty Python crew.
Sir David's often-mimicked catchphrase "hello, good evening and
welcome" was by now in full use.
One of The Frost Report's most enduring pieces was the "class sketch",
featuring Cleese, Barker and Corbett.
The Frost Programme for ITV followed, which saw Sir David move away
from comedy into in-depth interviews with political figures, royalty
and celebrities.
It was on this programme that he had a terse interview with then prime
minister Margaret Thatcher over the sinking of the Argentine cruiser
Belgrano during the Falklands conflict.
At the same time, Sir David began work on The David Frost Show in the
US.
He later conducted a series of interviews with Mr Nixon, who had
resigned the presidency two years earlier, in which the former
president came close to apologising to the public for his role in the
Watergate scandal.
Their exchanges were eventually made into a film - based on a play -
which saw Michael Sheen portray Sir David Frost to Frank Langella's
Nixon. Sir David himself appeared at the premiere of the film in 2008.
In the 1990s, Sir David presented Through the Keyhole, which he also
produced, alongside Loyd Grossman.
The show saw Grossman take a tour round the home of a celebrity while
a panel of guests tried to guess "who lives in a house like this".
Paying tribute to his friend on Sky News, Grossman said: "He dominated
British broadcasting for 50 years.
"I have to say he was also an incredibly generous broadcaster to work
with. I started working with him 30 years ago, in 1983, when I was
completely inexperienced. He was always so helpful and kind and
encouraging to me and to many others.
"He was a master of current events, incredibly incisive analyst and
someone who is really irreplaceable. I can't think of any other
broadcaster that can step into those very, very big shoes."
In 1993, the year he was knighted, he began presenting Breakfast with
Frost - which had begun life on ITV - a Sunday show on BBC in which he
interviewed newsworthy figures.
Sir David joined broadcaster Al-Jazeera in 2006 when it launched its
English-speaking service.
He married his second wife, Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, in 1983 and
they had three sons.
<davidu...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336
Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a
suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.
A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen
Elizabeth on Saturday night.
Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime
television presenting, including The Frost Report.
Internationally, he will be remembered for his revealing interviews
with former US President Richard Nixon.
A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at
this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future
and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."
The BBC's Barney Jones, who edited his Breakfast with Frost programme
on the BBC for more than 10 years, said: "David loved broadcasting,
did it brilliantly for more than 50 years and was eagerly looking
forward to a host of projects - including interviewing the prime
minister next week - before his sudden and tragic death. We will all
miss him enormously."
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's
family. He could be - and certainly was with me - both a friend and a
fearsome interviewer."
became secretary of the Footlights club, and met future comedy greats
such as Peter Cook, Graham Chapman and John Bird.
After university he went to work at ITV before he was asked to front
the BBC programme That Was The Week That Was, which ran between 1962
and 1963.
Casting a satirical eye over the week's news, the show boasted
scriptwriters including John Cleese, John Betjeman and Dennis Potter.
The Frost Report brought together John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and
Ronnie Corbett in a sketch show which would influence many comedy
writers including the Monty Python crew.
Sir David's often-mimicked catchphrase "hello, good evening and
welcome" was by now in full use.
One of The Frost Report's most enduring pieces was the "class sketch",
featuring Cleese, Barker and Corbett.
The Frost Programme for ITV followed, which saw Sir David move away
from comedy into in-depth interviews with political figures, royalty
and celebrities.
It was on this programme that he had a terse interview with then prime
minister Margaret Thatcher over the sinking of the Argentine cruiser
Belgrano during the Falklands conflict.
At the same time, Sir David began work on The David Frost Show in the
US.
He later conducted a series of interviews with Mr Nixon, who had
resigned the presidency two years earlier, in which the former
president came close to apologising to the public for his role in the
Watergate scandal.
Their exchanges were eventually made into a film - based on a play -
which saw Michael Sheen portray Sir David Frost to Frank Langella's
Nixon. Sir David himself appeared at the premiere of the film in 2008.
In the 1990s, Sir David presented Through the Keyhole, which he also
produced, alongside Loyd Grossman.
The show saw Grossman take a tour round the home of a celebrity while
a panel of guests tried to guess "who lives in a house like this".
Paying tribute to his friend on Sky News, Grossman said: "He dominated
British broadcasting for 50 years.
"I have to say he was also an incredibly generous broadcaster to work
with. I started working with him 30 years ago, in 1983, when I was
completely inexperienced. He was always so helpful and kind and
encouraging to me and to many others.
"He was a master of current events, incredibly incisive analyst and
someone who is really irreplaceable. I can't think of any other
broadcaster that can step into those very, very big shoes."
In 1993, the year he was knighted, he began presenting Breakfast with
Frost - which had begun life on ITV - a Sunday show on BBC in which he
interviewed newsworthy figures.
Sir David joined broadcaster Al-Jazeera in 2006 when it launched its
English-speaking service.
He married his second wife, Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, in 1983 and
they had three sons.
J.D. Baldwin
Sep 1, 2013, 9:59:16 AM9/1/13
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In the previous article, David Uri <davidu...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
NYT crossword (I'm working my way through the Fridays in the
archives), and FROST was the answer to "He famously asked, 'Why didn't
you just burn the tapes?'"
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Brian Watson
Sep 2, 2013, 2:11:24 AM9/2/13
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"David Uri" <davidu...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336
>
> [longer article to follow]
>
> Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
I wonder who'll get the first interview?
>
> [longer article to follow]
>
> Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74
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