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Marlborough College. St. John's College, Cambridge. Genre. Comedy. Notable works. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. A Bit of a Do. David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015 [2][3]) was an English comedy writer, best known for writing the 1970s television series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels.
Aug 16, 2015 · David Nobbs, the comic writer, who has died aged 80, created one of the classic 1970s television sitcoms in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin; which interwove melancholy themes of ...
Aug 11, 2015 · David Nobbs, a British novelist and comedy writer best known for “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin,” the dark BBC sitcom of the 1970s that won an ardent following on both sides of the ...
Aug 10, 2015 · David Nobbs, the creator of 70s sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, has died aged 80. The comedy writer's career began in 1963 as a contributor to That Was The Week That Was – the live ...
Aug 10, 2015 · David Gordon Nobbs was born on March 13 1935 at Petts Wood, south London, and raised in Orpington. His father and both grandfathers were maths teachers, his Welsh mother had taught maths before ...
Jan 18, 2016 · The following speech was given by novelist and writer Jonathan Coe at the Writers’ Guild Awards ceremony, 18 January 2016. Last August saw the death of David Nobbs (above), who, over a period of more than two decades, held many positions in the Writers’ Guild, including President. His death came quickly, after a short illness, at the age of 80.
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Nov 10, 2009 · David Nobbs was born in Kent. After university, he entered the army, then tried his hand at journalism and advertising before becoming a writer. A distinguished novelist and comedy writer best known for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, David Nobbs was acknowledged by his peers as a comic genius. He died in August 2015.
