David Nobbs

David Nobbs
BornDavid Gordon Nobbs
(1935-03-13)13 March 1935
Orpington, Kent, England
Died8 August 2015(2015-08-08) (aged 80)
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England[1]
OccupationAuthor
novelist
scriptwriter
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationMarlborough College
St. John's College, Cambridge
GenreComedy
Notable worksThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
A Bit of a Do

David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015[2][3]) was an English comedy writer, best known for writing the 1970s television series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels.

  1. ^ Jeff Evans, "Nobbs, David Gordon (1935–2015)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2019 available online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Corrections and clarifications", The Guardian, 11 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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