who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms.

Background

• Born: October 10, 1930
• Place of birth: East London, UK
• Biographical highlights:
  • 1939 - Outbreak of World War II: evacuated from London
  • 1948 - Admitted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • 1950 - Publication of first poems
  • 1951 - Wins a place in Anew McMaster's Irish repertory company
  • 1954-7 - Tours as David Baron
  • 1957 - Playwriting debut with The Room
  • 2002 - Became a Companion of Honor
  • 2005 - Announces retirement from writing plays to dedicate himself to political campaigning
  • 2005 - Voices, Pinter's radio play for his 75th birthday

• Complete Works: One : The Birthday Party/the Room/the Dumb Waiter/a Slight Ache/a Night Out/the Black and White/the Examination
• Harold Pinter: Plays
• The Cambridge Companion to Harold Pinter
• Celebration and the Room
• Other Books by Harold Pinter

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• Harold Pinter's Home Page
• Pinter at the BBC
• The Swedish Academy press release
• Bio and bibliography

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