Editing Daniel Farson (section)

==Final years==
His father had been an alcoholic, and Farson himself had been a heavy drinker since his days in Soho in the 1950s. In later years the effects of [[alcoholism]] became more apparent. He knew he was dying of [[cancer]] in March 1997, when his self-deprecating autobiography, ''Never A Normal Man'' (a phrase actually used to describe his father, not himself), was published.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-weird-truth-about-the-word-normal- |title=The Weird Truth About the Word 'Normal' |date=October 10, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |website=The Spectator}}</ref>  He was hung over when he appeared on the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''Midweek'' to promote this book.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.casebook.org/authors/obituaries/farson.html |title=Daniel Farson: 1927-1997 |website=Casebook |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>

He died at his house in [[Georgeham]] in [[Devon]] on 27 November 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Daniel-Farson/6000000077192413687 |title=Daniel James Negley Farson |website=Geni |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>