Michael Dobbs

Birth Name:

Michael Dobbs

Birth Place:

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Profession

Writer, Producer

In 2014, he won the P․T․ Barnum Award for Excellence in Entertainment
Won the Benjamin Franklin Award for best historical novel in 2008
Won the Lifetime Achievement Award for Political Literature in 2014
Earned his doctorate in nuclear defense studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
Put himself through college by working as a feature writer for the "Boston Globe․"
Worked as an Aide to British politician Margaret Thatcher
His debut novel, "House of Cards," served as the inspiration for both British and American television series of the same name
Served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in London
Is distantly related to an American author of non-fiction with the same name
In the county of Wiltshire, he is known as Lord Dobbs of Wylye

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