Ben Elton
Author of Dead Famous
About the Author
Born May 3, 1959 in Catford, South London, Ben Elton began life as a member of an upper-class academic family. During the war his family had been forced to flee Prague when Hitler invaded. In Godalming Grammar School young Elton participated in amateur dramatics and wrote his first play when he was show more fifteen years old. He later attended Manchester University and earned a degree in drama. He started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1980. Joining Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson in the Comedy Store in Leicester Square in London, Elton soon became one of the regular masters of ceremony. He continued to do stand-up in order to perform his own material. Soon, however, he branched out into plays, novels, and films. His first novel, Stark (1989), sold well in Britain and Australia. Popcorn, published in 1996, opened as a play in April 1997 and won the Laurence Olivier Award for best comedy in 1998. (Bowker Author Biography) Ben Elton is the author of four previous novels, Stark, Gridlock, This Other Eden, and Popcorn. He lives with his wife in London. (Bowker Author Biography) Ben Elton has written the British comedy series The Young Ones. His novels include Popcorn. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Ben Elton
Upstart Crow [DVD] [2016] 5 copies
Upstart Crow - Series 2 [DVD] 5 copies
Three Summers [2017 film] — Editor — 2 copies
The First Victim 2 copies
Ben Elton Live 1989 1 copy
Motorvation 1 copy
Associated Works
Leopoldstadt : a new play by Tom Stoppard : Directed by Patrick Marber [programme] (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Elton, Benjamin Charles
- Birthdate
- 1959-05-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
Australia - Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Catford, London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Sussex, UK - Education
- University of Manchester
- Occupations
- comedian
playwright
novelist
film director
screenwriter - Relationships
- Elton, Lewis (father)
Elton, G. R. (uncle)
Ehrenberg, Victor (grandfather) - Awards and honors
- Honorary Rose for lifetime achievement, Rose d'Or festival (2007)
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One worthy of your attention in Time Travel, Alternate Histories and Parallel Worlds (May 2016)
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Statistics
- Works
- 76
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 14,005
- Popularity
- #1,643
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 282
- ISBNs
- 336
- Languages
- 19
- Favorited
- 29
- Touchstones
- 182