Person
J. B. Priestley
Writing · 1894–1984 · Bradford, England
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 dimensions that link past, present and future.
Known for
Omnibus
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Writer
The Wednesday Play
Writer
Alta comedia
Theatre Play
The United States Steel Hour
Theatre Play
Out of the Unknown
Screenplay
Last Holiday
Original Film Writer
Shadows
Writer
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Armchair Theatre
Writer
Filmography
- 2015An Inspector CallsTheatre Play
- 2015An Inspector CallsOriginal Story
- 2010Thana Theke AschiAuthor
- 2006Last HolidayOriginal Film Writer
- 1994A Summer Day's DreamTheatre Play
- 1991The Ghosts of the Green RoomNovel
- 1987When We Are MarriedWriter
- 1986Lost EmpiresNovel
- 1985Time and the ConwaysWriter
- 1984Time and the ConwaysTheatre Play
- 1983Dangerous CornerWriter
- 1982An Inspector CallsWriter
- 1982I Have Been Here BeforeWriter
- 1981Celebrity PlayhouseWriter
- 1981The Scandalous Affairs of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. MoonTheatre Play
- 1980The Good CompanionsNovel
- 1980On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions
- 1979Inspector GooleNovel
- 197831st of JuneNovel
- 197831 июняNovel
- 1977The Golden FleeceTheatre Play
- 1975ShadowsWriter
- 1974Time and the ConwaysAuthor
- 1973He CameWriter
- 1972Dangerous CornerStory
- 1971A Severed HeadTheatre Play
- 1970El árbol de los LindenWriter
- 1970Alta comediaTheatre Play
- 1969Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond ChandlerHimself
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1967Angel PavementNovel
- 1967One Pair of Eyes
- 1966Level SevenAdaptation
- 1965Onkel Phils NachlaßWriter
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthWriter
- 1965Out of the UnknownScreenplay
- 1965An Inspector CallsAuthor
- 1965Johnson Over JordanOriginal Story
- 1964The Wednesday PlayWriter
- 1964I Have Been Here BeforeTheatre Play
- 1963The Old Dark HouseNovel
- 1963Now Let Him GoTheatre Play
- 1962The Happy Years of the ThorwaldsWriter
- 1960PokladTheatre Play
- 1960The Trial of Oscar WildeSelf
- 1959And That on Monday MorningTheatre Play
- 1957When We Are MarriedWriter
- 1957Now Let Him GoWriter
- 1957The Good CompanionsNovel
- 1956Armchair TheatreWriter
- 1954An Inspector CallsWriter
- 1953The United States Steel HourTheatre Play
- 1951When We Are MarriedWriter
- 1950Last HolidayWriter
- 1949When We Are MarriedWriter
- 1949I Have Been Here BeforeTheatre Play
- 1944They Came to a CityTheatre Play
- 1943When We Are MarriedWriter
- 1942Let the People SingNovel
- 1942The Foreman Went to FranceStory
- 1940Britain at BayNarrator
- 1939Jamaica InnAdditional Dialogue
- 1939Bees on the Boat-DeckWriter
- 1938When We Are MarriedWriter
- 1936Laburnum GroveTheatre Play
- 1936The Princess Comes AcrossWriter
- 1935Look Up and LaughScreenplay
- 1935BBC: The Voice of Britain
- 1934Dangerous CornerTheatre Play
- 1934Sing As We GoWriter
- 1933The Good CompanionsNovel
- 1932The Old Dark HouseNovel
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