J. B. Priestley

Profile info

Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday13 September 1894
Died14 August 1984 (age 89)
Place of birthBradford, England
Known credits73

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.

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
2015 · Theatre Play
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
2015 · Original Story
Thana Theke Aschi
Thana Theke Aschi
2010 · Author
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
2006 · Original Film Writer
A Summer Day's Dream
1994 · Theatre Play
The Ghosts of the Green Room
The Ghosts of the Green Room
1991 · Novel
When We Are Married
When We Are Married
1987 · Writer
Lost Empires
Lost Empires
1986 · Novel
Time and the Conways
1985 · Writer
Time and the Conways
Time and the Conways
1984 · Theatre Play
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner
1983 · Writer
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
1982 · Writer
I Have Been Here Before
I Have Been Here Before
1982 · Writer
Celebrity Playhouse
1981 · Writer
The Scandalous Affairs of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon
1981 · Theatre Play
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1980 · Novel
On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions
1980
Inspector Goole
Inspector Goole
1979 · Novel
31st of June
31st of June
1978 · Novel
31 июня
31 июня
1978 · Novel
31 июня
31 июня
1978 · Creator
Snuki
1978 · Novel
The Golden Fleece
The Golden Fleece
1977 · Theatre Play
Shadows
Shadows
1975 · Writer
Time and the Conways
Time and the Conways
1974 · Author
He Came
He Came
1973 · Writer
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner
1972 · Story
A Severed Head
A Severed Head
1971 · Theatre Play
El árbol de los Linden
1970 · Writer
Alta comedia
Alta comedia
1970 · Theatre Play
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
1969 · Himself
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967 · Self
Angel Pavement
1967 · Novel
One Pair of Eyes
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Level Seven
Level Seven
1966 · Adaptation
Onkel Phils Nachlaß
1965 · Writer
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Writer
Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Screenplay
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
1965 · Author
Johnson Over Jordan
1965 · Original Story
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Writer
I Have Been Here Before
I Have Been Here Before
1964 · Theatre Play
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1963 · Novel
Now Let Him Go
Now Let Him Go
1963 · Theatre Play
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962 · Writer
Poklad
1960 · Theatre Play
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
1960 · Self
And That on Monday Morning
And That on Monday Morning
1959 · Theatre Play
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