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John Osborne: in his own (and others') words by Guardian Staff

On the 20th anniversary of the playwright's death, look back at how his work has been assessed by the critics, Olivier, David Hare " and Osborne himself"Jimmy Porter is a young man who is anxious to give a great deal and is hurt because no one seems interested enough to take it " including his wife."John Osborne on Look Back in Anger"The trouble seems to be in the overstatement of the hero's sense of grievance; like …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on December 24, 2014

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