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Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.
— Frank Muir
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Frank Muir
comedian, autobiographer, screenwriter, television presenter
1920 – 1998
Frank Herbert Muir was a British comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wrote BBC Radio's Take It from Here for over 10 years, and then appeared on BBC radio quizzes My Word! and My Music for another 35. Muir became assistant head of light entertainment at the BBC in the 1960s, and was then London Weekend Television's founding head of entertainment. His many writing credits include editorship of The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose, as well as the What-a-Mess books that were later turned into an animated TV series.