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My Take
Frank Cottrell-Boyce fascinates me because he refuses to be boxed into one craft. He moves fluidly between award-winning children's novels, screenwriting, and playwriting, and the Carnegie and Guardian honors confirm he is no dabbler. My favorite detail is that he wrote the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, folding storytelling and mischief into a stage the whole world was watching. His long collaboration with Michael Winterbottom shows a generous, collaborative spirit. What I value most is his willingness to take children seriously as readers, treating young audiences with the same intelligence he gives adults.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・コットレル・ボイス
- Reading
- ふらんく・こっとれる・ぼいす
- Born
- September 23, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Rainhill, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / writer / novelist / playwright / literary critic
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Keble College
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Carnegie Medal
- 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
- 2012 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 2004 Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Cottrell-Boyce
Frequently asked questions
When was Frank Cottrell-Boyce born?
Born September 23, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Frank Cottrell-Boyce from?
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is from Rainhill, United Kingdom.
What does Frank Cottrell-Boyce do?
Frank Cottrell-Boyce works as screenwriter, writer, novelist, playwright, literary critic.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.