biography
pronunciation:
[tiynan]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1927–80)
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| biography:
| Theatre critic, born in Birmingham, West Midlands, C England, UK. He read English at Oxford, where he became deeply involved in the theatre. As drama critic for several publications, notably The Observer (1954–63), he was one of the first to champion John Osborne and the other new playwrights of the time. He became literary manager of the National Theatre (1963–9), an editor in films and television, and achieved further fame with his controversial revue Oh! Calcutta (1969). He fought for the removal of theatrical censorship and campaigned for greater freedom in sexual attitudes. |
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