Early Life
Frears was born in Leicester, England. His father, Russell E. Frears, was a general practitioner and accountant, and his mother, Ruth M. (née Danziger), was a social worker. Frears was raised Anglican, and did not find out that his mother was Jewish until he was in his late 20s. Frears was educated at Gresham's School from 1954 to 1959, and later went on to study law at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1960 to 1963.
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