Ian La Frenais

Born January 7, 1937

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Born in Monkseaton, Northumberland, La Frenais grew up with an accountant father, attended schools in Whitley Bay and Newcastle, completed National Service, and after a stint in sales turned to songwriting for a Tyne Tees satirical show before moving to London for market research work. His long-standing collaboration with Dick Clement began in the mid-1960s, producing the hit sitcom The Likely Lad… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources