The Independent logo The Independent 1 month ago

A very English playwright: The return of Alan Bennett

Complex personality: Bennett is as much a tonic off the page and stage as on

In one of his less felicitously phrased essays, the youthful Clive James once described the poet WH Auden, who had succumbed to premature old age in his ill-judged Oxford retirement, as a "fag at bay". Full Article at The Independent

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  1. It was a very tough decision to leave Alan out. He has been fantastic since he came here, but that is what I am paid for - to make the tough decisions
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    Alan Bennett – Alan Bennett SOURCE: TEAMtalk Football News 1 month ago
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  1. Alan Bennett Alan Bennett
  2. Benjamin Britten
  3. Marion Ross
  4. Joe DiPietro
  5. Sammy Cahn
  6. Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II