Frank Delaney was born on October 24, 1942 in Thomastown, Tipperary, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for Telling the Pictures, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002) and Frank Delaney (1982). He was married to Diane Meier, Salley Vickers, Susan Collier and Eilish Kelliher. He died on February 21, 2017 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
He was an author, broadcaster, lecturer, journalist, and literary prize judge.
He worked at the Bank of Ireland in the 1960s. He got a job with state broadcaster RTÉ as an announcer and newsreader. He subsequently joined the BBC as a news reporter based in Dublin, before moving to London.