Harold Pinter

British playwright (1930–2008)

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Harold Pinter was a writer whose work period spanned from 1947 to 2003. He was born on 10 October 1930 and died on 24 December 2008. He also used the pseudonym David Baron. His notable works include Essencial, Die Heimkehr, The caretaker, Other places, and O monta-cargas.

Pinter received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and the Nobel Literature collection. His works are referenced by 1,952 other encyclopedia articles. He has 391 works listed in the Open Library.

Similar artists include Harriet Walter, Samuel Beckett, Missa Luba, James Joyce, and Tom Stoppard. He has 298 listeners and a playcount of 1724 on Last.fm. Five works are listed in Crossref. Quotes attributed to him include "Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?" and "The weasel under the cocktail cabinet."

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature2005
“who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Harold
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Spouse: Antonia Fraser
Occupation: director
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: atheism
Award: BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay
Notable work: The Caretaker
Official website: www.haroldpinter.org
Image: Harold Pinter 1962.jpg
Work location: United Kingdom

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place of burial: Kensal Green Cemetery
date of birth: 1930-10-10
date of death: 2008-12-24
Commons category: Harold Pinter
topic's main category: Category:Harold Pinter
cause of death: liver cancer
member of: Royal Society of Literature
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Play
archives at: Harry Ransom Center
described by source: UbuWeb
name in native language: Harold Pinter
ethnic group: Jewish people
pseudonym: David Baron
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1947-00-00
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Harold Pinter
affiliation: Stop the War Coalition
end of work period: 2003-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Harold Pinter (/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 Homecoming (1964) and Betrayal (1978), each of which he adapted for the screen. His screenplay adaptations of others' works include The Servant (1963), The Go-Between (1971), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Trial (1993) and Sleuth (2007). He also directed or acted in radio, stage, television and film productions of his own and others' works.

Pinter was born in Hackney, east London, and educated at Hackney Downs School. He was a sprinter and cricket player, acting in school plays and writing poetry. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but did not complete the course. He was fined for refusing national service as a conscientious objector. Subsequently, he continued training at the Central School of Speech and Drama and worked in repertory theatre in Ireland and England. In 1956 he married actress Vivien Merchant and had a son, Daniel, born in 1958. He left Merchant in 1975 and married author Lady Antonia Fraser in 1980.

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