Biography of Tony Harrison (1937-2025)

Biography

Birthplace

Leeds, England

Place of Death

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Nationality

United Kingdom

Occupation(5)

poet playwright translator film director writer

Awards(6)

PEN Pinter Prize Cholmondeley Award Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Popescu Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature European Prize for Literature

Education(2)

University of Leeds Leeds Grammar School

Tony Harrison (* 30. April 1937 in Leeds; † 26. September 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne) was a britischer Dichter, Bühnenautor und Übersetzer. He was 88 years old. His education included University of Leeds and Leeds Grammar School. He received 6 awards, including PEN Pinter Prize, Cholmondeley Award.

Life Events

2 Events

1937

Born in Leeds, England

2025

Died in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Biography

Birthplace

Leeds, England

Place of Death

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Nationality

United Kingdom

Occupation(5)

poet playwright translator film director writer

Awards(6)

PEN Pinter Prize Cholmondeley Award Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Popescu Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature European Prize for Literature

Education(2)

University of Leeds Leeds Grammar School

Life Events

2 Events

1937

Born in Leeds, England

2025