1972Nominee
Best Writing
Oh! Calcutta!
Kenneth Tynan
Actor · Writer
Birmingham, England, UK
April 2, 1927
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1971Nominee
Best Writing
Macbeth
1969Nominee
Best Performance
Freedom to Love
Career Highlights
1958Highlight
Best Writing
Nowhere to Go
1972Highlight
Best Performance
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
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Oh! Calcutta!
Macbeth
Nowhere to Go