Known for
Writing
Born
March 13, 1935
Birthplace
Orpington, Kent, England, UK
Died
August 9, 2015 (aged 80)
David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015) was an English comedy writer, most notable for writing the 1970s television series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels.
Nobbs was born in Orpington, Kent. Following an education at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge, he worked as a reporter for The Sheffield Star, before starting his career in comedy as a writer for That Was the Week That Was in the early 1960s. He wrote for many of Britain's comedy performers over the years, including Kenneth Williams, Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, and The Two Ronnies.
Nobbs created the sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), adapted from his ow...
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