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J. B. Priestley
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English writer (1894–1984)
Film & TV
Bradford, England
John Boynton Priestley OM was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction. Many of his plays are structured around a time slip, and he went on to develop a new theory of time, with different dimensions that link past, present and future.
Known for
- On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions1980
- Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler — Himself1969
- Omnibus — Self1967
- One Pair of Eyes1967
- The Trial of Oscar Wilde — Self1960
- Britain at Bay — Narrator1940
- BBC: The Voice of Britain1935
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1894-09-13 ) 13 September 1894, Manningham , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
- Died
- 14 August 1984 (1984-08-14) (aged 89), Alveston, Warwickshire , England
- Occupation
- Novelist playwright screenwriter broadcaster commentator
- Alma mater
- Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- Period
- 20th century
- Spouse
- Pat Tempest ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 ; died 1925 ) Jane Wyndham-Lewis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1925 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1953 ) Jacquetta Hawkes ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 )
- Children
- 5, including Sylvia , Mary and Tom
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bradford
- Place of death
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- Trinity Hall
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- jbpriestley.co.uk
- Image
- J. B. Priestley arrives in New York, 1931, Associated Press.png
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- date of birth
- 1894-09-13
- date of death
- 1984-08-14
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- John Boynton Priestley
- name in kana
- ジョン・ボイントン・プリーストリー
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- has works in the collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- name in native language
- John Boynton Priestley
- pseudonym
- Peter Goldsmith
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- unmarried partner
- Peggy Ashcroft
- P12749
- Karl Möbius
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Encyclopedic overview
John Boynton Priestley (/ˈpriːstli/; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice. Many of his plays are structured around a time slip, and he went on to develop a new theory of time, with different dimensions that link past, present and future.
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