Quick Facts About Harold Pinter
- Born
- October 10, 1930
- Died
- December 24, 2008
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Playwright
- Notable works
- The caretaker: a play.
- Known for
- The Caretaker, The Dumb Waiter, The Birthday Party, The Room
- Spouse
- Vivien Merchant
About Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter was an English 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.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Franz Kafka Prize
Laurence Olivier Awards
Nobel Prize in Literature
Hermann Kesten Prize
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay
Europe Theatre Prize
Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts
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Society of London Theatre Special Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of Honour
America Award in Literature
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Sretenje Order, 1st class
