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Jamie Rix
Jamie Rix (born 1958) is an English children's author.
Biography.
Jamie Rix is the son of actor and Mencap President Brian Rix, Baron Rix and actress Elspet Gray.
He originally started writing and producing comedy including "Radio Active" for BBC Radio 4 and, for television, "Alas Smith and Jones". His first book, "Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids", was published in 1990 and won the Smarties Prize Children's Choice Award. Since then, he has
for ten years, Rix gave up smoking on Boxing Day in 1950 when he lost his voice during a matinee of "Reluctant Heroes". He subsequently became a passionate non-smoker and a founding member of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).
Biography Personal life.
In 1949 he married the actress Elspet Gray. The couple had four children, the producer and children's author James "Jamie" Rix, Jonathan Rix, actress Louisa Rix and Shelley Rix. Their daughter Shelley Elspet Rix was born with Down