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Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.
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Birth: | 7th April, 1939 |
Death: | 31st August, 2013 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Comedian, Journalist, Producer, Screenwriter, Television Presenter, Privateer, Sculptor |
Sir David Paradine Frost was born in Tenterden, Kent, England. He was an English journalist, comedian, screenwriter, producer and television host. After graduating from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Frost rose to prominence in the UK 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 US television. He was one of the "Famous Five" who were behind the launch of ITV breakfast station TV-am in 1983. For the BBC, he hosted the Sunday morning interview programme Breakfast with Frost from 1993 to 2005.
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