Michael Frayn
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2012) Michael Frayn Born (1933-09-08) 8 September 1933 (age 81) London, United Kingdom Occupation Reporter, columnist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter Nationality England Period 1962–present Genre Farce, historical fiction, philosophy 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. 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. Frayn's wife, Claire Tomalin, is a biographer and literary journalist.