Harold Pinter was an English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, Pinter was one of the most influential modern dramatists of British theatre with a writing career that spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1957), The Homecoming (1964) and Betrayal (1978), each of which he adapted for the screen. His screenplay adaptations of others' works include The Servant (1963), The Go-Between (1971), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Trial (1993) and Sleuth (2007). He also directed or acted in radio, stage, television and film productions of his own and others' works. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2005, announced October 13, 2005. Harold Pinter, “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms”. Harold Pinter: born 1930, London, United Kingdom. Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).