- Born
- DiedAugust 9, 2015 · Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK (aspiration pneumonia following a haemorrhagic stroke)
- Birth nameDavid Gordon Nobbs
- David Nobbs was born on March 13, 1935 in Orpington, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Wedding Date (2005), Tommy Cooper (1969) and The Frost Report (1966). He was married to Susan Bray and Mary Blatchford. He died on August 9, 2015 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- SpousesSusan Bray(August 4, 1998 - August 9, 2015) (his death)Mary Blatchford(November 18, 1968 - 1998) (divorced)
- He was a Patron of the British Humanist Association and a believer in the ideals of secularism.
- British screenwriter and author of twenty novels, as well as satirical sketches. Best known as the creator of Reginald Perrin.
- [on his disastrous sitcom The Sun Trap (1980)] I could choose my subject and I knew it would be done, and I did choose my subject, which was British residents in Spain, and it was done, and I got the lowest recorded audience for any sitcom in the history of BBC One.
- I didn't lose faith. I gained faith. Faith in people. I am proud to describe myself as a humanist.
- [Reggie Perrin] He felt an incipient Coliness coming on.
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