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  <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <followers-count type="integer">1</followers-count>
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  <about><![CDATA[Ben Elton was born on 3 May 1959, in Catford, South London. The youngest of four, he went to Godalming Grammar school, joined amateur dramatic societies and wrote his first play at 15. He wanted to be a stagehand at the local theatre, but instead did A-Level Theatre Studies and studied drama at Manchester University in 1977. 

His career as both performer and writer encompasses some of the most memorable and incisive comedy of the past twenty years. His ground breaking work as a TV stand-up comedian set the (high) standard of what was to follow. He has received accolades for his hit TV sit-coms, The Young Ones, Blackadder and The Thin Blue Line. 

More recently he has had successes with three hit West End musicals, including the global phenomenon We Will Rock You. He has written three plays for the London stage, including the multi-award-winning Popcorn. Ben's international bestselling novels include Stark, Inconceivable, Dead Famous and High Society. He won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for the novel Popcorn.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>    <born_at>05/03/1959</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Dead Famous]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.52</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>573</ratings_count>
  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Popcorn]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.34</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>412</ratings_count>
  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[High Society]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.65</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>357</ratings_count>
  <published>2002</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Past Mortem]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.60</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>289</ratings_count>
  <published>2004</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Inconceivable]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.39</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>294</ratings_count>
  <published>1991</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Blind Faith]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.41</average_rating>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Stark]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.52</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>221</ratings_count>
  <published>1989</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Blast from the Past]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.37</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>217</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The First Casualty]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.66</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>198</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Chart Throb]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Ben Elton]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.32</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>217</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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