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About Harold Pinter
English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor
Harold Pinter was an English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. Born in 1930 and active for more than 50 years, he became one of the most influential modern dramatists in British theatre and received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is best known for plays such as The Birthday Party, The Homecoming and Betrayal, all of which he later adapted for the screen. He also wrote screenplays for films including The Servant, The Go-Between, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Trial and Sleuth, and worked across radio, stage, television and film as both director and performer.
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- “I'm well aware that I have been described in some quarters as being 'enigmatic, taciturn, prickly, explosive…”Harold Pinter
- “It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.”Harold Pinter
- “I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what he thinks.”Harold Pinter
- “Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world.”Harold Pinter
War: more sayings
- “Let me give you an idea of Fifties Britain. The war had ended ten years before, and most people had returned…”Mary Quant
- “On the ration cards of Nazi Germany, there was no listing for punishment, but everyone had to take their turn…”Markus Zusak
- “I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good ma…”Sylvester Stallone
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Books by Harold Pinter
The homecoming
1994
The birthday party, and The room
1994
The hothouse
1999
Various Voices
2001