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Alun Owen

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Also known as Alun Davies Owen

British screenwriter (1925-1994)

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Vinony's link graph records 85 inbound references to Alun Owen, and connects out to ITV, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and BBC Two.

It is catalogued under topics including 1925 births, 1994 deaths and 20th-century British dramatists and playwrights.

Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.

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

via Open Library + Wikidata

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

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1977-03-04

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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
Sources (2)

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Available in 6 languages

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