Broadcaster David Frost, famed for Nixon apology, dies
(Reuters) - British broadcaster David Frost, a master of the television interview, famed for coaxing an apology for Watergate from Richard Nixon, has died suddenly, his family said on Sunday.
Aged 74, he had a heart attack late on Saturday aboard a luxury cruise liner where he had a speaking engagement. His sudden death brought tributes from international celebrities and political leaders, many of whom called him a good friend as well as an acute interrogator.
"David Frost died of a heart attack last night aboard the Queen Elizabeth, where he was giving a speech," his family said in a statement, adding they were "devastated".
The ship's website indicated the liner left the southern English port of Southampton on Saturday, bound for Lisbon.
A household name in Britain since 1962, when as a recent Cambridge graduate he hosted the cutting edge television satire show "That Was The Week That Was", Frost secured his broader reputation with the Nixon interviews of 1977, three years after the president retreated into silence after quitting in disgrace.
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(Reuters) - British broadcaster David Frost, a master of the television interview, famed for coaxing an apology for Watergate from Richard Nixon, has died suddenly, his family said on Sunday.
Aged 74, he had a heart attack late on Saturday aboard a luxury cruise liner where he had a speaking engagement. His sudden death brought tributes from international celebrities and political leaders, many of whom called him a good friend as well as an acute interrogator.
"David Frost died of a heart attack last night aboard the Queen Elizabeth, where he was giving a speech," his family said in a statement, adding they were "devastated".
The ship's website indicated the liner left the southern English port of Southampton on Saturday, bound for Lisbon.
A household name in Britain since 1962, when as a recent Cambridge graduate he hosted the cutting edge television satire show "That Was The Week That Was", Frost secured his broader reputation with the Nixon interviews of 1977, three years after the president retreated into silence after quitting in disgrace.
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