Editing Henry Woolf (section)

==Early life==
Henry Woolf was born to [[Jews|Jewish]] parents in [[Homerton]], London on 20 January 1930.<ref>[https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/henry-woolf-obituary-qvvb6qk98 Henry Woolf obituary] ''The Times''</ref> He was educated at [[Hackney Downs School]], where he met [[Harold Pinter]]; he and Pinter were friends and collaborators for over 60 years.<ref name=Woolf>Henry Woolf, [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/jul/12/theatre.haroldpinter "My 60 Years in Harold's Gang"], ''[[Guardian.co.uk|The Guardian]]'' 12 July 2007, Stage, accessed 21 August 2008.</ref>  He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of London]] and then pursued a postgraduate course in directing at the [[University of Bristol]], before going to the [[United States]], to earn a postgraduate diploma <!--in what field(s)?--> from the [[College of William and Mary]], in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]].{{citation needed|date=August 2008}} In the process of undertaking his directing course at Bristol, he asked his old school friend Harold Pinter if he could write a one act play for him to produce for his graduation.  Pinter said that he had never written a play before but would give it a try.  Within three days he had written ''[[The Room (play)|The Room]]'' (1957), in which Woolf also originated the role of Mr Kidd.<ref name=Woolf/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bowker |first1=Gordon |title=Glimpses of a Biographer's Diaries 1961 – 2000 |date=2025 |publisher=Ramdei Bowker |location=London |isbn=978-1-0684423-9-1  |pages=471 |edition=Kindle |url=https://amzn.eu/d/5ZNvFdY |access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref>