Kenneth Tynan
Critic, Author
1927 – 1980
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Who was Kenneth Tynan?
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, 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, he was considered by many to be the first person to say 'f*ck' on British television which was controversial at the time. Later in his life, he settled in California where he resumed his writing career.
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1927
Birmingham - Also known as
- Kenneth Peacock
- Kenneth Peacock Tynan
- Parents
- Spouses
- Elaine Dundy
(1951/01/25 - 1964/05) - Kathleen Tynan
(1967/06/30 - 1980/07/26)
- Elaine Dundy
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- King Edward's School, Birmingham
- Lived in
- Birmingham
- Died
- Jul 26, 1980
Santa Monica
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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