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David Nobbs was born in Orpington, in the English county of Kent, in March 1935. Despite being the son and grandson of teachers, never in his life did he even have time to think about dedicating himself to teaching. After doing military service in the railroad corps and becoming a highwayman, he studied classical languages in Cambridge and began writing. He even planned to move to Vienna (then the cheapest city in Europe), rent an attic and become a starving novelist. Fortunately, he got the opportunity to work in a small newspaper in Sheffield, where he began a faltering career as a reporter. The author himself would later claim that he was probably the most lousy journalist in the history of England. In fact, he spent his days drinking pint after pint in the neighborhood pub and writing unpublishable plays. Endowed with a bomb-proof comic, he soon began collaborating as a screenwriter for several BBC humor shows. In 1965, when her first novel, The Itinerant Lodger, came out, the Daily Telegraph literally said of her that "presumably, it was a funny story." The success, nevertheless, would arrive to him in 1975 with the publication of Fall and boom of Reginald Perrin, that knew a sequel in the return of Reginald Perrin (1977) and in The B
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- Legal name
- Nobbs, David Gordon
- Birthdate
- 1935-03-13
- Date of death
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David Nobbs was a British novelist born in Petts Wood on March 13, 1935. He is best known for creating the series 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin,' based on his 1975 novel of the same name, which represents a peak of British 'sad humor.' Nobbs studied at Cambridge and wrote radio and television scripts for various comedians during his career. He published nearly twenty novels, significantly contributing to British literature until his passing on August 9, 2015.
Zodiac Sign (Western)
Pisces
Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac
Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Gemini
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Death Anniversary
Friday, August 8, 2025
Next death anniversary is 166 days away.
Death Date
August 8, 2015
Place of Birth
Petts Wood
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Chinese Zodiac Sign
Pig (猪)
Name Number (Chaldean)
35 => 8
Name Number (Pythagorean)
11
Meaning of the name - David
beloved, friend
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David Nobbs belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Petts Wood
Place of Death: Harrogate
Educated At: Marlborough College | St John's College | University of Cambridge
Occupation: writer | screenwriter
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