David Profumo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Profumo

British writer

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: London

Profession: writer, journalist, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

David John Profumo, FRSL (born 20 October 1955), is an English novelist. Profumo was born in London, the son of former British government minister John Profumo and his wife, actress Valerie Hobson.
The Profumo family is of Italian origin.
David Profumo would have succeeded his father as 6th Baron Profumo in the nobility of the Kingdom of Sardinia, if the nobility of Italy had not been legally abolished after WW2.
Like his father, he does not use this title. Profumo was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford.
He was Assistant Master of English at Eton in 1978 and at Shrewsbury School from 1978 to 1979.
He then became part-time lecturer of English at King's College London, from 1981 to 1983 and Deputy Editor of Fiction Magazine from 1982 to 1984.
He was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph from 1987 to 1995.Profumo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995.Profumo married BBC Television producer Helen Fraser, daughter of Alasdair Fraser, on 22 March 1979 at St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone, London.
His son and heir is Alexander James Profumo. Profumo's 2006 family memoir, Bringing the House Down, covered the scandal brought about by his father's affair with Christine Keeler.