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Kenneth Tynan

Writer, Director, Actor
Born April 2, 1927Died July 26, 1980 (53 years)
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

  • Macbeth
  • Nowhere to Go
  • Oh! Calcutta!
  • Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Kenneth Tynan Filmography

1972
1971
Macbeth · as Screenplay
1962
1958

2001
1975
Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self
1974
1973
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member
1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears · as Self (archive Footage)
1971
Film (TV Series) · as Self
1971
Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self
1969
Freedom to Love · as Self
1968
60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Theater Critic
1968
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self
1964
Late Night Line-Up (TV Series) · as Self
1962
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1962
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Author
1961
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self
1956
The Open Mind (TV Series) · as Self
1955
Around the World with Orson Welles (TV Series) · as Self — Host

1950

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