London: British broadcasting great David Frost has died of a heart attack, his family said in a statement on Sunday. He was 74.
Frost, celebrated for his revealing interviews with former US president Richard Nixon, died Saturday after falling ill on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner.
"His family are devastated and ask for privacy at this difficult time," the statement said.
Frost's list of interviewees, from presidents and prime ministers to royalty and show-business celebrities, was expansive.
Frost's lengthy 1977 interviews with Nixon saw him press the former president on the Watergate scandal.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's family. He could be -- and certainly was with me -- both a friend and a fearsome interviewer."
With his extensive contacts book, his annual summer garden parties were often a who's-who of the rich and famous.
In 1983, he married Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, second daughter of the Duke of Norfolk -- the premier duke in the English nobility, who has a role in organising state occasions.
Frost, celebrated for his revealing interviews with former US president Richard Nixon, died Saturday after falling ill on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner.
"His family are devastated and ask for privacy at this difficult time," the statement said.
Frost's list of interviewees, from presidents and prime ministers to royalty and show-business celebrities, was expansive.
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Frost's lengthy 1977 interviews with Nixon saw him press the former president on the Watergate scandal.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's family. He could be -- and certainly was with me -- both a friend and a fearsome interviewer."
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With his extensive contacts book, his annual summer garden parties were often a who's-who of the rich and famous.
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In 1983, he married Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, second daughter of the Duke of Norfolk -- the premier duke in the English nobility, who has a role in organising state occasions.
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