Harold Pinter
10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008
Harold Pinter was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and director whose plays include The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming and Betrayal. His spare dialogue, menacing undercurrents and use of silence gave rise to the adjective Pinteresque. He also wrote screenplays, directed for the stage, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005.
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Life events
The only child of a Jewish tailor, he was evacuated from London during the Second World War.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgActed in school productions and formed friendships that lasted throughout his life.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWas tried and fined rather than imprisoned after declining to be conscripted.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThey had one son, Daniel, and the marriage ended in divorce in 1980.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWritten in a few days at the request of a friend, it began his career as a dramatist.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe production closed within a week after hostile reviews, though the play was later revived to acclaim.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe play's success established his reputation as a leading British dramatist.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThey remained married until his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Swedish Academy cited plays that uncover the precipice under everyday prattle and force entry into oppression's closed rooms.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied on Christmas Eve at the age of 78, having been diagnosed with cancer in 2002.
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