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Kenneth Tynan
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English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Just plain folks
- Kenneth Tynan, letters
- Prologue to Oh! Calcutta!
- The tragedy of Macbeth
- The diaries of Kenneth Tynan
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Film & TV
Birmingham, England, UK
Kenneth Peacock Tynan - was an English theatre critic and writer. Making his initial impact as a critic at The Observer, he praised Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1956), and encouraged the emerging wave of British theatrical talent. In 1963, Tynan was appointed as the new National Theatre Company's literary manager. An opponent of theatre censorship, Tynan was considered by many to be the first…
Known for
- Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy — Self1974
- Lenny Bruce: Without Tears — Self (archive footage)1972
- Film '72 — Self1971
- Freedom to Love — Self1969
- Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? — Self1969
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton — Self - Interviewer1967
- One Pair of Eyes1967
- Great Acting: Laurence Olivier — Self - Interviewer1966
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
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- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenneth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1927-04-02
- date of death
- 1980-07-26
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- archives at
- British Library
- medical condition
- stuttering
- Commons category
- Kenneth Tynan
- manner of death
- natural causes
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