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Harold Pinter CH CBE ( / ˈpɪntər /; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1957), The ...
Harold Pinter (born Oct. 10, 1930, London, Eng.—died Dec. 24, 2008, London) was an English playwright, who achieved international renown as one of the most complex and challenging post-World War II dramatists. His plays are noted for their use of understatement, small talk, reticence—and even silence—to convey the substance of a character ...
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The Go-Between (1970) The Homecoming (1969) Langrishe, Go Down (1970; adapted for TV 1978; film release 2002) The Proust Screenplay (1972) — published 1978, but unproduced for film; adapted by Harold Pinter and director Di Trevis for the stage (2000); cf. Remembrance of Things Past. The Last Tycoon (1974)
In 2005, Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the highest honour available to any writer in the world. In announcing the award, Horace Engdahl, Chairman of the Swedish Academy, said that Pinter was an artist “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms”.
Watch the video of Harold Pinter's Nobel Lecture in 2005, where he explores the themes of reality, truth and politics in his plays. He discusses his creative process, his use of language and his views on political theatre and satire.
Oct 10, 2012 · Learn about the life and work of Harold Pinter, the British playwright who won the Nobel Prize for his dramas that expose oppression and incommunicability. Find out his biography, prize motivation, and political involvement.
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Learn about the life and career of Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. Explore his plays, films, radio works and awards from 1957 to 2008.
