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Frank Muir

Born

in Ramsgate, Kent, The United Kingdom

February 05, 1920

Died

January 02, 1998

Genre

Comedy, Children's

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Frank Herbert Muir was an English comedy screenwriter and radio and television personality. From 1977 on he also wrote children's books based on his family dog, What-a-Mess. In 1997 he published his autobiography. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 975 ratings · 127 reviews · 67 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Kentish Lad: The Autobiography of Frank Muir 3.79 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1997 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What-a-mess 4.45 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose: From William Caxton to P. G. Wodehouse: A Conducted Tour 4.32 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HOW TO CHIP LIKE A PRO IN 4 SIMPLE STEPS 3.95 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Walpole Orange 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What-a-mess, the good 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frank Muir Book: An Irreverent Companion to Social History 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Super What-a-Mess 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HOW TO PUTT LIKE A PRO IN 4 SIMPLE STEPS 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Irreverent and Thoroughly Incomplete Social History of Almost Everything 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What-A-Mess (25 books)
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Frank Muir

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Quotes by Frank Muir (?)

“Some breakfast food manufacturer hit upon the simple notion of emptying out the leavings of carthorse nose bags, adding a few other things like unconsumed portions of chicken layer's mash, and the sweepings of racing stables, packing the mixture in little bags and selling them in health food shops.”
― Frank Muir

tags: food, humor

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“Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humour is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.”
― Frank Muir

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“Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!”
― Frank Muir, Take It From Here

tags: carry-on, misattributed-kenneth-williams, misattributed-talbot-rothwell

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