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Author: Simon Anthony Lee Brett

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There are two authors called Simon Brett:
- (born 1943), a wood engraver and author of several books about engraving.
- (born 1945), author of whodunits, plays, and editor of a.o. The Faber Book of Parodies. The CK info is for the second Brett, writer of whodunits.

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Steyning Festival: Crime Writers' Symposium (May 27 at 19:15)
Simon Brett.; Peter James.; Peter Lovesey.; Sue Walker.; Chris Taylor.
Price: £8.00 - £6.00. Doors open at 6:30. "Fascinating evening where four popular crime writers discuss their craft and read excerpts from their latest novels. Speakers: Simon Brett, Peter James, Peter Lovesey and Sue Walker. Evening chaired by Chris Taylor of New Writing South."
Event location: The Theatre, Steyning Grammar School
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Steyning Festival: Lines of Enquiry (June 2 at 19:30)
Simon Brett.
Price: £8.00 - £6.00. Doors open at 7:10. "Written and performed by Simon Brett. A hilarious one-man extravaganza which skewers all the cliches of top cop shows - in verse. The performance will be followed by a talk and Q&A with Simon Brett."
Event location: Springwells Hotel, 5 High Street
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J L Nobbs: Simon Brett (July 2 at 19:30)
Simon Brett.
Organized by JL Nobbs. Talk and book signing.
Event location: Haslemere Town Hall, High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2HG
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Harrogate Crime Writing Festival: Panel: James Bond, the spy we loved (July 18 at 17:00)
Simon Brett.; Philip Kerr.; Joseph Finder.; Catherine Sampson.; Charlie Higson.
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Canonical name
Brett, Simon Anthony Lee
Gender
male
Date of birth
1945-10-28
Date of death
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Nationality
UK
Places of residence
Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK
Education
Occupations
worked for London Weekend Television
producer (BBC radio)
writer (BBC radio)
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Short biography
Produced the first ever episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Became a full-time writer in the late 1970s.
Simon Brett worked as a radio and TV producer before taking up writing full-time. As well as the Fethering Mysteries series, he is also the author of the TV series AFTER HENRY, the radio series NO COMMITMENTS and SMELLING OF ROSES, and the best-selling HOW TO BE A LITTLE SOD. His novel A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM was filmed starring Michael Caine.
Disambiguation notice
There are two authors called Simon Brett:
- (born 1943), a wood engraver and author of several books about engraving.
- (born 1945), author of whodunits, plays, and editor of a.o. The Faber Book of Parodies.
The CK info is for the second Brett, writer of whodunits.

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