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Kenneth Tynan Quotes

English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980)

Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.

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Alternative Names: Kenneth Peacock Tynan • Ken Tynan

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She shows herself to the audience like the Host to the congregation.

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