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J. B. Priestley

J. B. Priestley

Known For Writing
Birthday Sep 13, 1894
Died Aug 14, 1984 (89)
Birthplace Bradford, England
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date May 28, 2024
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Biography

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 dimension ... s that link past, present and future.

Known For

Filmography

Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay

1940

as Narrator

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

2015

Theatre Play

A Summer Day's Dream

A Summer Day's Dream

1994

Theatre Play

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1987

Writer

Time and the Conways

Time and the Conways

1985

Writer

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1983

Writer

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1972

Story

A Severed Head

A Severed Head

1971

Theatre Play

Level Seven

Level Seven

1966

Adaptation

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

1964

Theatre Play

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963

Novel

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1957

Novel

Now Let Him Go

Now Let Him Go

1957

Writer

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1957

Writer

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1954

Theatre Play, Writer

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1951

Writer

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

Writer

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1949

Writer

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

1949

Theatre Play

They Came to a City

They Came to a City

1944

Theatre Play

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1943

Writer

Let the People Sing

Let the People Sing

1942

Novel

Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay

1940

Writer

Bees on the Boat-Deck

Bees on the Boat-Deck

1939

Writer

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

Additional Dialogue

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1938

Writer

Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove

1936

Theatre Play

Look Up and Laugh

Look Up and Laugh

1935

Screenplay

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1934

Theatre Play

Sing As We Go

Sing As We Go

1934

Writer

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1933

Novel

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1932

Novel

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Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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