Mitchell Symons is a journalist and writer from London, England. Born in 1957, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied Law. Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an award-winning opinion column for the Daily Express. Currently, he writes a weekly column for the Sunday Express. He has two sons with his wife Penny Symons, Jack and Charlie. 

February 11th, 1957 in London (Age 67)