- Harold Pinter CH CBE was a Nobel Prize-winning English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor
| Born: | 10 October 1930 Comment | | When did Harold Pinter die? / Died | 24 December 2008 | | How many years did Harold Pinter live? / Lived | 78 years | | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
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Harold Pinter facts
- One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career 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 and raised in Hackney, east London, and educated at Hackney Downs School
- He was a sprinter and a keen 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
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