Harold Pinter
United Kingdom, b. 1930; "who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into opression's closed rooms" English dramatist; on being asked what his plays were about British Playwright, Director, Actor, Poet and Political Activist. He has been called the most influential and imitated playwright of his generation. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pinter wrote 29 plays including The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming, and Betrayal, 21 screenplays including The Servant, The Go-Between and The French Lieutenant's Woman. As well as the Nobel Prize, Pinter received 19 honorary degrees and numerous other prizes and awards, including the French Légion d'honneur. b. 10 October 1930 (London, England) d. 24 December 2008 (London, England) British Playwright, Director, Actor, Poet and Political Activist. He has been called the most influential and imitated playwright of his generation. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pinter directed 27 theatre productions, including James Joyce's Exiles, David Mamet's Oleanna, 7 plays by Simon Gray and many of his own plays. As well as the Nobel Prize, Pinter received 19 honorary degrees and numerous other prizes and awards, including the French Légion d'honneur. b. 10 October 1930 (London, England) d. 24 December 2008 (London, England) British Playwright, Director, Actor, Poet and Political Activist. He has been called the most influential and imitated playwright of his generation. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Birthday Party; drama, first performed, 1958 The Caretaker; drama, 1960 From "The Birthday Party", drama, 1959
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