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
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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