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| + | '''Harold Pinter''', CH, CBE was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, political activist and poet. He was among the most influential British playwrights of modern times. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was dying of cancer and gravely ill at the time of the Nobel Prize Ceremony and could not attend. However, he delivered his [[Document:Harold Pinter - 2005 Nobel Prize lecture|lecture]] via video link and it is a recommended tour-de-force on the evils of [[US Foreign Policy]] through the latter part of the 20th Century to the invasion of Iraq. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:30, 7 December 2018
 Harold Pinter        (author, playwright, director, activist, poet) | |
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| Born | 10 October 1930 Hackney, London, England |
| Died | 24 December 2008 (Age 78) London, England, United Kingdom |
Cause of death | cancer |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | • son with Merchant • six stepchildren with Fraser |
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, political activist and poet. He was among the most influential British playwrights of modern times. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was dying of cancer and gravely ill at the time of the Nobel Prize Ceremony and could not attend. However, he delivered his lecture via video link and it is a recommended tour-de-force on the evils of US Foreign Policy through the latter part of the 20th Century to the invasion of Iraq.
Pinter's insights into the world of Deep Politics were astute.
Documents by Harold Pinter
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Harold Pinter - 2005 Nobel Prize lecture | speech | 7 December 2005 | US/Efforts to Suppress Democracy since 1945 US/Sponsored Regime-change efforts since 1945 US/Bombing campaigns since 1945 US/Assassinations since 1945 US Foreign Policy since 1945 | Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize acceptance speech made by video-link to the ceremony in Norway because of his illness. He was in the terminal stages of cancer. The speech is inspirational in its scathing rejection of Western (especially US) foreign policy objectives and methods. |
| File:Harold Pinter Nobel Prize address 2005.pdf | speech | 2005 | US/Foreign policy/Since 1945 | A lecture by the late on the occasion of his award of the 2005 Prize for literature. It is notable especially for its scathing indictment of the post-WWII foreign policy of the USA and its incessant interference involving both covert and overt military actions all over the world. Pinter's insights into the world of Deep Politics was acute. |
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