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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 Homecoming (1964) and Betrayal (1978), each of which he adapted for the screen.
Oct 6, 2024 · 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.
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Dec 25, 2008 · In 2002, Pinter was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and, after having undergone treatment, announced that he was on the road to recovery. Three years later, he announced that he had...
Harold Pinter, the son of tailor from London's East End who rose to become one of the nation's greatest playwrights, has died aged 78 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Dec 25, 2008 · Pinter, 78, whose distinctive contribution to the stage was recognized with the Nobel Prize for literature in 2005, died Wednesday, according to his second wife, Lady Antonia Fraser, a writer.
Dec 24, 2008 · Died: 24 December 2008, London, United Kingdom Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom Prize motivation: “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms”
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Dec 25, 2008 · Harold Pinter, praised as the most influential British playwright of his generation and a longtime voice of political protest, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.
