Jane Fallon

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Jane Fallon
Born
Jane Elizabeth Mary Fallon

(1960-12-09) 9 December 1960 (age 65)
Harrow, London, England
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • producer
Alma materUniversity College London
Period1994–present
Genre
  • Romance
  • comedy
PartnerRicky Gervais (1982–present)
Website
janefallonauthor.com

Jane Elizabeth Mary Fallon (born 9 December 1960)[1] is an English author and television producer.

Early life and education

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Born as the youngest of five children in Harrow, northwest London, Fallon's family moved to Buckinghamshire when she was a child, and she grew up in a flat above her parents' newsagent's shop.[2]

She was educated at St Bernard's Convent School in Slough, Berkshire, and University College London, where she studied history, graduating with a bachelor of arts in 1982.[3] Alongside her studies, she started writing for the history department's magazine, for the university newspaper, London Student, and for Pi Magazine.[4]

Career

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After her studies, she began working for a theatrical literary agency. After a few years there, she decided to become a freelance script reader and script editor for different theatrical productions and television, and in 1994, she advanced to become a producer on the series EastEnders. This was followed by a number of awarded series, such as This Life, 20 Things to Do Before You're 30, and Teachers.[4]

By 2006, Fallon had decided to leave television and become a full-time novelist. A year later, she debuted with her first national bestseller, Getting Rid of Matthew. She has followed this with Got You Back, Foursome, The Ugly Sister, Skeletons, Strictly Between Us, My Sweet Revenge, Faking Friends, Tell Me a Secret, Queen Bee, Worst. Idea. Ever. and Just Got Real.[5] Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages.[4]

Her 2008 novel, Got You Back, was made into a musical titled Joyride, with music by the Swedish pop group Roxette. The world premiere took place in Sweden at Malmö Opera on 6 September 2024.[6]

In 2011, Foursome was nominated for the Melissa Nathan Award for Romantic Comedy Fiction and in 2018, Faking Friends was nominated in the popular fiction category of the National Book Awards.[7][8] In 2019, it was longlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize.[9] In 2020 she was awarded an honorary fellowship of University College London.[4]

Personal life

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Fallon has been in a relationship with comedian Ricky Gervais since 1982; they met while studying at University College London. The couple have lived together since 1984 and reside in Hampstead.[10][11][12][13] Fallon's niece, Elsie Fallon, is an actress.[14]

Filmography (producer)

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Bibliography

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All published by Penguin, unless otherwise stated:

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  • Worst. Idea. Ever. (2021) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). shortlisted for the British Book Awards "Page Turner of the Year" award in May 2022
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References

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  4. ^ a b c d UCL 11 February, 2020, "Top novelist and television producer Jane Fallon awarded UCL Honorary Fellowship"
  5. ^ Curtis Brown, "Jane Fallon books"
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  7. ^ The Bookseller, 4 February, 2011, "Two Pan Mac on Melissa Nathan shortlist"
  8. ^ Curtis Brown, 30 October, 2018, "Specialers National Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced"
  9. ^ British Comedy Guide, 1 April, 2019, "Comedy Women in Print Prize 2019 linguists"
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