Michael Dobbs

The British author whose 1989 novel House of Cards started it all.

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Michael Dobbs is a British Conservative politician and author, born on 14 November 1948. His 1989 novel House of Cards is the source of both TV series.

It was the first of a trilogy about the scheming politician Francis Urquhart.

Background

Dobbs had been a chief of staff at Conservative Party headquarters. The BBC turned the novel into a 1990 serial, which won two BAFTAs.

He is also listed among the executive producers of the Netflix version's first season.

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