Harold Pinter

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Harold Pinter was a Nobel Prize–winning British playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor renowned for his minimalist dialogue, tense silences, and influential works such as "The Birthday Party" and "The Homecoming."

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Harold Pinter canon 2
Harold Pinter plays 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nobel laureate in Literature
actor
human
playwright
poet
screenwriter
theatre director
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay
Companion of Honour
European Theatre Prize
Laurence Olivier Award
Nobel Prize in Literature
Tony Award for Best Play
causeOfDeath liver cancer
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1930-10-10
dateOfDeath 2008-12-24
educatedAt Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Pinter
linked to: Harold Pinter
genre drama
political drama
tragicomedy
givenName Harold
hasOccupation actor
playwright
poet
screenwriter
theatre director
influenced contemporary British theatre
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Theatre of the Absurd
postmodernism
name Harold Pinter
notableWork A Kind of Alaska
Accident (screenplay)
Ashes to Ashes
Betrayal
Celebration
Landscape
Mountain Language
Night
No Man's Land
Old Times
One for the Road
Party Time
Silence
The Birthday Party
The Caretaker
The Collection
The Dumb Waiter
The French Lieutenant's Woman (screenplay)
The Go-Between (screenplay)
linked to: The Go-Between

The Homecoming
The Hothouse
The Lover
The Proust Screenplay
The Pumpkin Eater (screenplay)
The Room
The Servant (screenplay)
placeOfBirth England
Hackney
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
placeOfDeath England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
spouse Antonia Fraser
Vivien Merchant
style menacing atmosphere
minimalist dialogue
strategic silences

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Harold notableBearer Harold Pinter
Samuel Beckett influenced Harold Pinter
BAFTA Fellowship notableRecipient Harold Pinter
Golden PEN Award notableRecipient Harold Pinter
PEN Pinter Prize namedAfter Harold Pinter
PEN Pinter Prize relatedTo Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter name Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter familyName Pinter
linked to: Harold Pinter
The Last Tycoon screenwriter Harold Pinter
The Go-Between screenwriter Harold Pinter
Kensal Green Cemetery notableBurial Harold Pinter
The Handmaid's Tale (1990 film) screenwriter Harold Pinter
subject linked to: 1990 film The Handmaid's Tale
Eugene Ionesco influenced Harold Pinter
Armchair Theatre notableWriter Harold Pinter
Grove Press publishedAuthor Harold Pinter
Noël Coward hasInfluenced Harold Pinter
David Mamet influencedBy Harold Pinter
Canonbury hasNotableResident Harold Pinter
Hackney Downs School educated Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party author Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party writer Harold Pinter
The Homecoming author Harold Pinter
The Homecoming writer Harold Pinter
The Caretaker author Harold Pinter
The Caretaker writer Harold Pinter
Betrayal author Harold Pinter
Betrayal writer Harold Pinter
Betrayal creator Harold Pinter
Betrayal partOf Harold Pinter canon
linked to: Harold Pinter
The Dumb Waiter author Harold Pinter
The Dumb Waiter writer Harold Pinter
The Dumb Waiter partOf Harold Pinter canon
linked to: Harold Pinter
The Room author Harold Pinter
The Room writer Harold Pinter
Old Times author Harold Pinter
Old Times writer Harold Pinter
Old Times createdBy Harold Pinter
No Man's Land author Harold Pinter
No Man's Land writer Harold Pinter
No Man's Land creator Harold Pinter