Harold Pinter has died aged 78
Harold Pinter has died aged 78
Playwright, HAROLD PINTER has died at the age of 78, after a 6 year battle with cancer.
He died on 24 December 2008. His second wife, Lady Antonia Fraser, told the Guardian newspaper: "He was a great, and it was a privilege to live with him for over 33 years."
He had written around 30 plays including The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming, and Betrayal. He wrote over 20 screenplays including The Servant, The Go-Between and The French Lieutenant's Woman.
Harold Pinter, was born 10 October 1930 in East London was considered one the the world's greatest playrights. He also directed and acted and is also well-known for his left-wing political views and was a critic of US and UK foreign policy.
In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2002, Pinter was made a Companion of Honour by the Queen for services to Literature.
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