Profile
Vivien Merchant
Actress
Female
Born
Jul 22, 1929
Hometown
Manchester
Died
Oct 3, 1982
Death Place
London
Other Names
Thompson, Ada
Vivien Merchant was an English actress. She began her career in 1942 and became known for dramatic roles on stage and in films. In 1956 she married the playwright Harold Pinter and performed in many of his plays. Merchant achieved considerable success… Read More
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Ground Breaking Star Leads The Way For Maori Theatre Manawatu StandardGoogle News - Sep 03, 2011
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It's Palatable, But It's Not Pinter Hamilton SpectatorGoogle News - Aug 29, 2011
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Julian Sands In A Celebration Of Harold Pinter Jewish ChronicleGoogle News - Aug 17, 2011
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Lady Antonia Paints A Doting Picture Of Love Independent OnlineGoogle News - Jul 25, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Vivien Merchant.
CHILDHOOD
1929
Birth
Born on July 22, 1929.
TEENAGE
She began her career in 1942 and became known for dramatic roles on stage and in films.
TWENTIES
In 1956 she married the playwright Harold Pinter and performed in many of his plays.
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THIRTIES
1962
32 Years Old
From 1962 to 1969, Harold Pinter had a clandestine affair with Joan Bakewell, which informs Pinter's play Betrayal.
FORTIES
1975
45 Years Old
In 1975 Pinter began a serious affair with the historian Lady Antonia Fraser, the wife of Sir Hugh Fraser, which he confessed to his wife that March.
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1977
47 Years Old
The Frasers' divorce became final in 1977 and the Pinters' in 1980.
FIFTIES
1980
50 Years Old
In 1980 Pinter and Fraser married.
1982
53 Years Old
Merchant became deeply depressed after the end of her marriage to Pinter, and turned to drinking for relief. She died at the age of 53 on 3 October 1982, from acute alcoholism.
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