Kenneth Tynan

Known for WritingBorn 1927-04-02Died 1980-07-26Birmingham, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Great Acting: Laurence Olivier

Small World

Macbeth

One Pair of Eyes

Around the World with Orson Welles

The David Susskind Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Nowhere to Go

The Mike Douglas Show

Freedom to Love

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Film '72

Oh! Calcutta!

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Acting in the 60's: Richard Burton

Small world: Vivien Leigh