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Stars mourning playwright Pinter | Stars mourning playwright Pinter |
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Stars have been paying tribute to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter, following his death from cancer. | Stars have been paying tribute to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter, following his death from cancer. |
Former actress Glenda Jackson said his death was "a great loss not only to the theatre but... also a great loss to people who fight for human rights". | Former actress Glenda Jackson said his death was "a great loss not only to the theatre but... also a great loss to people who fight for human rights". |
The 78-year-old wrote more than 30 plays including The Caretaker and The Birthday Party. His film scripts included The French Lieutenant's Woman. | The 78-year-old wrote more than 30 plays including The Caretaker and The Birthday Party. His film scripts included The French Lieutenant's Woman. |
Ex-MP Tony Benn said Pinter had been "a great figure on the political scene". | Ex-MP Tony Benn said Pinter had been "a great figure on the political scene". |
Pinter's wife, Lady Antonia Fraser, said: "He was a great and it was a privilege to live with him for over 33 years." He was a unique figure in British theatre. He has dominated the theatre scene since the 1950s Alan Yentob, BBC Creative Director Tributes paid to Harold Pinter In pictures: Harold Pinter | Pinter's wife, Lady Antonia Fraser, said: "He was a great and it was a privilege to live with him for over 33 years." He was a unique figure in British theatre. He has dominated the theatre scene since the 1950s Alan Yentob, BBC Creative Director Tributes paid to Harold Pinter In pictures: Harold Pinter |
He had been due to pick up an honorary degree earlier this month from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London but was forced to withdraw because of illness. | He had been due to pick up an honorary degree earlier this month from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London but was forced to withdraw because of illness. |
His style was so distinctive, "Pinteresque" entered the Oxford English Dictionary. | His style was so distinctive, "Pinteresque" entered the Oxford English Dictionary. |
Sir Michael Gambon, who appeared in many of Pinter's plays, told the Guardian: "He was our God, Harold Pinter, for actors. | Sir Michael Gambon, who appeared in many of Pinter's plays, told the Guardian: "He was our God, Harold Pinter, for actors. |
"He was the man who wrote the plays you wanted to be in." | "He was the man who wrote the plays you wanted to be in." |
Pinter was also an actor, poet, screenwriter and director. | Pinter was also an actor, poet, screenwriter and director. |
He was known for his left-wing political views and was an outspoken critic of US and UK foreign policy. | He was known for his left-wing political views and was an outspoken critic of US and UK foreign policy. |
Pinter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005 and the citation said "in his plays he uncovers the precipice in everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms". | Pinter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005 and the citation said "in his plays he uncovers the precipice in everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms". |
BBC Creative Director Alan Yentob said: "He was a unique figure in British theatre. He has dominated the theatre scene since the 1950s." | BBC Creative Director Alan Yentob said: "He was a unique figure in British theatre. He has dominated the theatre scene since the 1950s." |
Pinter was born in Hackney, in London's East End in 1930. | Pinter was born in Hackney, in London's East End in 1930. |
He was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in 2002 and following treatment had announced that he was on the road to recovery. | He was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in 2002 and following treatment had announced that he was on the road to recovery. |
Three years later, he announced that he had given up writing for the theatre in order to concentrate on political work. | Three years later, he announced that he had given up writing for the theatre in order to concentrate on political work. |
A production of No Man's Land, starring Sir Michael Gambon, David Walliams, David Bradley and Nick Dunning, is running at the Duke of York's theatre in London. | |
• A new version of Mark Lawson's extended 2005 interview with Harold Pinter will be broadcast on Radio 4 on Friday at 1915 GMT. | • A new version of Mark Lawson's extended 2005 interview with Harold Pinter will be broadcast on Radio 4 on Friday at 1915 GMT. |