Elaine Dundy, on the deterioration of her marriage to Tynan, as quoted in her Obituary in The Telegraph (6 May 2008)
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Ken, the Tot of Destiny, had turned into the Marquis de Sade, and I in response had become a virago.
— Elaine Dundy
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About Kenneth Tynan
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.
About Kenneth Tynan
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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