Famed British broadcaster David Frost dies at 74
Posted September 1, 2013 9:17 am.
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Veteran British broadcaster David Frost has died at age 74.
Frost died of a heart attack on Saturday night aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, which had earlier left the English port of Southampton for a 10-day Mediterranean cruise, The Associated Press reports. He had been due to give a speech.
Frost was best known to American audiences for his post-Watergate interviews with disgraced U.S. president Richard Nixon, portrayed in the play and 2008 film Frost/Nixon.
His death was reported by the BBC — which aired many of his shows — and by Al Jazeera English, where he also worked.
British Prime Minister David Cameron sent his condolences in a Twitter post which called Frost “a friend and a fearsome interviewer.”
With files from CityNews.ca
