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John McGrath

John McGrath

Known For Writing
Birthday Jul 01, 1935
Died Jan 22, 2002 (66)
Birthplace Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date May 04, 2024
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Biography

Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizab ... eth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen

2000

Co-Producer

Half the Picture

Half the Picture

1996

Producer

Carrington

Carrington

1995

Producer

The Long Roads

The Long Roads

1993

Executive Producer

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

1988

Executive Producer

Exit 19

Exit 19

1966

Producer

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