Kenneth Tynan
- Writing
- April 2, 1927 · Birmingham, England, UK
- July 26, 1980
Biography
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 (1956), 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, Tynan was considered by many to be the first person to say "fuck" on British television (although this is now disputed), which was controversial at the time. Later in his life, he settled in California, where he resumed his writing career.
Known for
Filmography
- Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy · Self
- Oh! Calcutta! · Writer
- Lenny Bruce: Without Tears · Self
- Macbeth · Screenplay
- Film '72 · Self
- Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? · Self
- Freedom to Love · Self
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- One Pair of Eyes
- Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton · Self
- Great Acting: Laurence Olivier · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- The David Susskind Show · Self
- Small World: Vivien Leigh · Self
- Nowhere to Go · Writer
- Small World · Self
- Around the World with Orson Welles · Self — Host