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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frank_MuirFrank Muir - Wikipedia

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   Frank Herbert Muir CBE (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers.

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3. news.bbc.co.uk › 2 › hiUK | Comedy writer Frank Muir dead at 77 - BBC News

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   Jan 2, 1998 · Veteran comedy writer and broadcasting personality Frank Muir has died, aged 77, after half a century as one of Britain's best-loved funnymen. Muir, probably best known for his role in the TV word game Call My Bluff, died in bed at his home near Egham, Surrey, on Friday, only three months after publishing his much-acclaimed memoirs, A Kentish Lad.

4. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesObituary: Frank Muir - The Independent

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   Frank Muir was a writer and broadcaster who co-wrote some of the most memorable radio comedies with Denis Norden. He also appeared on TV panel shows, advised the BBC on comedy, and wrote children's books and humorous prose.

5. www.independent.co.uk › news › frank-muir-a-king-ofFrank Muir, a king of comedy, dies - The Independent

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   Jan 3, 1998 · Frank Muir, one of the great post-war television and radio comedy writers, died yesterday. David Lister reviews the career of a humorist who became disillusioned with the humour of today.

6. www.comedy.co.uk › kings-of-comedy-muir-norden-bbcKings of comedy: When Muir & Norden bossed the BBC

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   Nov 21, 2021 · How two comedy writers became the power brokers of British television in the 1960s. Learn about their rise, their achievements and their challenges in this article by Graham McCann.

7. news.bbc.co.uk › 2 › hiBBC News | EUROPE | Comic writer Frank Muir dies

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   Comic writer Frank Muir dies. One of Britain's most enduring comic personalities, the writer and raconteur, Frank Muir, has died suddenly at the age of seventy-seven. Frank Muir was probably best known to World Service audiences for his appearances on the long running radio quiz games, My Word and My Music.

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   Who were Bill Cotton & Frank Muir?

   • He wanted two assistants: Bill Cotton, as Head of Variety, and Frank Muir, as Head of Comedy. Both men, when offered their respective roles in October 1964, accepted. It meant that Muir and Norden, as a writing partnership, was effectively over.

   Kings of comedy: When Muir & Norden bossed the BBC

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   Who was Frank Muir?

   • In a way, Frank Muir was two people. A carefully honed foppishness, the pink bow tie, the lisp, the tweeds and the retired lieutenant-colonel manner, hid from most people the astute, creative and, above all, authoritative writer.

   Obituary: Frank Muir - The Independent

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   How old was Frank Muir when he died?

   • One of Britain's most enduring comic personalities, the writer and raconteur, Frank Muir, has died suddenly at the age of seventy-seven. Frank Muir was probably best known to World Service audiences for his appearances on the long running radio quiz games, My Word and My Music.

   BBC News | EUROPE | Comic writer Frank Muir dies

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   Who were Frank Muir & Denis Norden?

   • There was, however, a brief but memorable period in the 1960s when this order was inverted and a pair of comedy writers - Frank Muir and Denis Norden - suddenly found themselves up at the top and looking down.

   Kings of comedy: When Muir & Norden bossed the BBC

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   Who wrote the Frank Muir book?

   • In 1976 Muir wrote The Frank Muir Book: An irreverent companion to social history, which is a collection of anecdotes and quotations collected under various subjects including "Music", "Education", "Literature", "Theatre", "Art" and "Food and Drink". (In the United States, this book is titled "An Irreverent Social History of Almost Everything.")

   Frank Muir - Wikipedia

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   Did Frank Muir have a bow tie?

   • This became a popular segment of the quiz, and Muir and Norden later compiled five volumes of books containing some of the My Word! stories. Frank Muir was also, like Norden, a contestant on the My Word! spinoff, My Music. As a television personality, Muir's unofficial trademark was a crisply knotted pink bow tie.

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9. fourble.co.uk › podcast › frankFrank Muir Goes Into... podcast | Fourble

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   Listen to Frank Muir, former BBC head of comedy, explore the humour of various topics with Alfred Marks. Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy episodes on law, medicine, theatre, advertising, church, office, government, home, marriage, class, food, air travel, environment, army, navy, teaching, school, university, languages, mathematics, science, English and festivities.