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Arnold Wesker
British dramatist (1932–2016)
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Sir Arnold WeskerFRSL (24 May 1932 – 12 April 2016) was an English dramatist.
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He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and other assorted writings. His plays have been translated into 20 languages, and performed worldwide.
Early life
Wesker was born in Stepney, London, in 1932,[2] the son of Leah (née Cecile Leah Perlmutter), a cook, and Joseph Wesker, a tailor's machinist and active communist.[3]
Arnold Wesker was delivered by Samuel Sacks, father of neurologist Oliver Sacks.[4]
He attended a Jewish Infants School in Whitechapel.
His education was then fragmented during World War II. He was briefly evacuated to Ely, Cambridgeshire, before returning to London where he attended Dean Street School during the Blitz