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Kenneth Tynan  

6/7/54


Britain's acerbic Kenneth Tynan is the new drama critic of the Sunday Observer. He has an unerring eye for the sorest point, whether it be an actress's weight or her unpleasing hands. After seeing Dame Edith Evans play Shakespeare's Cleopatra, he wrote: "Bereft of fan, lace and sedan chair, Dame Edith is nakedly middle-aged and plain."
PHOTO CREDIT: BRIAN SEED
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