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Michael Frayn

1933 - Today

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Michael Frayn, FRSL (; 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. Frayn's 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Frayn is the 5,346th most popular writer (down from 4,721st in 2019), the 4,263rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,413th in 2019) and the 464th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Frayn ranks 5,346 out of 7,302. Before him are Alan Ayckbourn, David Brown, Suryakant Tripathi, Alexander Vostokov, Kama Sywor Kamanda, and John Kaminiates. After him are Michael Herr, Gunnel Vallquist, Jayakanthan, Jacques Laurent, Günther Jauch, and Park Yeon-mi.

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Among people born in 1933, Michael Frayn ranks 405. Before him are Luka Lipošinović, Janusz Sidło, Aleksandr Privalov, Eldar Shengelaia, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, and Lee Calhoun. After him are Barbara Feldon, Harve Presnell, Anatoly Krutikov, Robert Goulet, Antón García Abril, and Abdon Pamich.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Frayn ranks 4,264 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Rutherfurd (1948), Spike Edney (1951), Ernest Dowson (1867), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Joseph Bramah (1748), and Johnny Marr (1963). After him are Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Thomas Pennant (1726), Roger of Wendover (1200), Ramsey Campbell (1946), and Anthony de la Roché (1700).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Michael Frayn ranks 464. Before him are Peter F. Hamilton (1960), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Richard D. Ryder (1940), Edward Rutherfurd (1948), Ernest Dowson (1867), and Alan Ayckbourn (1939). After him are Ramsey Campbell (1946), Aneirin (525), Pat Barker (1943), Anne V. Coates (1925), Donald Rayfield (1942), and Margery Kempe (1373).

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