Every speech, for Olivier, is like a mass of marble at whic… - Kenneth Tynan

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Every speech, for Olivier, is like a mass of marble at which the sculptor chips away until its essential form and meaning are revealed. No matter how ignoble the character he plays, the result is always noble as a work of art.

Kenneth Tynan

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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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