biography
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| lived:
| (1904–92)
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| biography:
| Dramatic critic, born in Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. He studied at Oxford, and was an assistant literary editor (1942–7) before becoming drama critic (1947–76) of the Sunday Times. He was one of the most influential critics in Britain, championing many new playwrights, including Beckett, Pinter, and Stoppard. He was also drama critic of the Christian Science Monitor (1931–74), and a regular member of the radio programme The Critics. He wrote a number of books on British and French theatre, an autobiography (Indirect Journey, 1978), and a personal history, Theatre in Britain (1984). He was knighted in 1977. |
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