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Kenneth Tynan, born on April 2, 1927, and died on July 26, 1980, was a British critic, writer, and actor. Known for his profound insights into theater and sharp criticism, Tynan had a significant impact on 20th-century British drama.

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Famous Kenneth Tynan Quotes

“I doubt if I could love anyone who did not wish to see Look Back in Anger.”

Ifs Looks Wish Doubt If I Could

Author:Kenneth Tynan

“The man who reacts to the universe with a cry of impotent anguish is acceptable as an artist only if he can persuade us that he has sanely considered the other possible reactions and found them inadequate.”

Ifs Men Artist Universe Found Cry He Man Reactions Acceptable Anguish Inadequate

Book:Tynan on theatre

Source: Tynan on theatre

“Does the critic wish to influence the kind of film that costs more than £250,000? It is as if he were to send a postcard to General Motors explaining that he would like them to make a raft next year, or a helicopter, instead of a car.”

Ifs Years Kind Doe Film Next Wish Influence Car Cost Critics Explaining Motor Next Year Helicopters Postcards General Motors

Author:Kenneth Tynan

“Judge and prosecutor had hammered it home that Lady Chatterly was an immoral woman, that she had had sexual relations before marriage, that she had committed adultery under her husband's roof; as if these charges somehow disqualified her from participation in serious literature. Indeed, there were long periods of the trial during which an outsider might well have assumed that a divorce case was being heard.”

“If there's one thing I can't bear, it's people who are wise during the event.”

People Ifs I Can Wisdom Wise One Thing Events Bears

Book:The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan

Source: The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan

About the Author

Born: April 2, 1927
Died: July 26, 1980
Known for: Critic
Quotes: 48

Books & Sources

Curtains: Selections from the Drama Criticism and Related WritingsRelated source material

The Diaries of Kenneth TynanRelated source material

Tynan on theatreRelated source material

He That Plays the King: A View of the TheatreRelated source material

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