Frances Lynn

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URL = http://www.franceslynn.org/

Frances Lynn is an English journalist and author. [cite news |first=Nicholas |last=Coleridge |title=The best place to shoot the gossips |publisher=The Evening Standard |page=19 |date=1982-08-02 |accessdate=2007-12-03 |quote="I met Frances Lynn who was then writing a very cafe society gossip column in Ritz Newspaper. She was absolutely crazy in those days. One evening we were having dinner and she suddenly said that she'd written a book, basically about herself and her life reporting parties. I immediately commissioned her to write me a treatment for a possible film." --Nicholas Coleridge] [cite news |first=Barry |last=Fantoni |title=Ritzy Lynne |publisher=Evening News |accessdate=2007-12-03 |quote=Francis "Lynne (Franny to the few friends she has left) wins my accolade as the bitchiest gossip writer in town. As high-priestess of the single-entendre, she has assassinated everybody who is anybody in her two-page column in the bi-monthly magazine, Ritz. Her list of victims includes people like Elkie Brooks, Roman Polanski, Diana Rigg, Yves St. Laurent, Elton John and the Eagles. I would like to give some examples of her killing technique - but I can't in case I get into trouble. Asked if she had, in fact, received any writs lately she replied demurely: 'Of course not'. In a more familiar vein, she added: 'If I had, I wouldn't tell you, dahling.'"] Lynn was born in St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington in London, and was educated at Malvern Girls' College. In 1977, Lynn started her journalistic career when she became the film editor and gossip columnist for the now defunct "Ritz Newspaper", published by David Bailey. Interview subjects included Frank Zappa. [cite web |quote=Oh yes. We played three dates at the Odeon Hammersmith. You were probably doing something sophisticated at the time and weren't aware. (Zappa) |url=http://afka.net/Mags/Ritz.htm |title=Ritz Newspaper, UK, "British monthly 80's fashion magazine with good long interviews" |publisher=afka.net |accessdate=2007-12-07 |year=1983 |month=January] During the 1990s Lynn contributed stories (seven Future Shocks and one Dragon Tales) [cite web|title=2000AD Writer: Frances Lynn|url=http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=thrills&Comic=2000AD&Field=Writer&choice=francesl| year=2007|publisher=2000adonline.com|author=Lynn, Frances] to "2000 AD". [Cite comic | Writer = Lynn, Frances | Artist =Jennet, Stuart | Story = Blossom | Title = 2000 AD | Issue = 714 | Date = 19 January, 1991 | Publisher = IPC Media ] [Cite comic | Writer = Lynn, Frances | Artist =Bradbury, Eric | Story = Robot | Title = 2000 AD | Issue = 718 | Date = 16 February, 1991 | Publisher = IPC Media ] [Cite comic | Writer = Lynn, Frances | Artist =McCarthy, Jim | Story = The Birthday | Title = 2000 AD | Issue = 918 | Date = 16 December, 1994 | Publisher = IPC Media ] In 2006, her two novels: "Crushed" [Cite book |isbn=978-0955367236 |last=Lynn |first=Frances |year=2006 |publisher=Eiworth Publishing |title=Crushed] and "Frantic" [cite book |last=Lynn |first=Frances |publisher=Eiworth Publishing |title=Frantic |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955367229] were both published by Eiworth Publishing.

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External links

* [http://www.franceslynn.org Frances Lynn's personal site]
* [http://www.readerviewskids.com/ReviewLynnCrushed.html A readersviewskids book review of "Crushed"]