- Born
- Birth nameFrances Jane Gumley
- Height5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
- Frances Gumley was born on January 28, 1955. Frances is a producer, known for Choices (1982). Frances has been married to Andrew Samuel Mason since July 2, 1988. They have two children.
- SpouseAndrew Samuel Mason (July 2, 1988 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenHelena Jane Gumley-Mason
- ParentsEileen Teresa McNicholasFranc Stewart Gumley
- RelativesJohn Tait Gumley(Grandparent)Thomas Franc Sadlier Gumley(Great Grandparent)Jane Gray Anderson(Grandparent)John McNicholas(Grandparent)
- She was the first female editor of a broadsheet in the UK.
- She is a descendant of Peter and Elizabeth Gumley, cabinet makers and John Gumley (c.1670-1728) a cabinet maker and looking glass maker who introduced bevelling to England. John Gumley's children John (the younger) (c.1695-c.1749) was a glass manufacturer, East India merchant and politician, Samuel (c.1698-1763) was an army officer and Anna Maria (c.1694-1758) married William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath .
- 'Peter as Pilgrim' (1982) was the first programme she scripted and produced for BBC Radio 4.
- Her daughter Helena played a violin player extra in An Education (2009).
- Her son John played John Duddy in Shepherd's Bush Murders (2016) and Tall Customer in The Outfit (2022).
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