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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Dare to be a Daniel..
- George's room
- A Hard Day's Night
- The male of the species
- Passing through
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Film & TV
Menai Bridge, Wales
Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Known for
- The Beatles — Self (archive footage)2025
- Things They Said Today — Self (archive footage)2002
- Hawkmoor — Ianto1978
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse — The Minister1968
- The Servant — People in Restaurant: Curate1963
- In the Wake of a Stranger — Ferris1959
- I'm All Right Jack — TV Producer1959
- Every Day Except Christmas — Narrator (voice)1957
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel — First Guard (uncredited)1955
- Valley of Song — Pritchard1953
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Owen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Wales
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1925-11-24
- date of death
- 1994-12-06
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- P12749
- Cortaillod
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