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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 13, 1894
Died
August 14, 1984 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Bradford, England
Also Known As
- John Boynton Priestley
- Дж.Б.Пристли
- Джон Бойнтон Пристли
- John B. Priestley
- J.B. Priestly
J. B. Priestley
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
Writing

An Inspector Calls
Theatre Play
2015

An Inspector Calls
Original Story
2015

Last Holiday
Original Film Writer
2006

31st of June
Novel
1979

A Severed Head
Theatre Play
1971

The Old Dark House
Novel
1963

An Inspector Calls
Writer, Theatre Play
1954

Last Holiday
Writer, Producer
1950

They Came to a City
Theatre Play
1944

Jamaica Inn
Additional Dialogue
1939

The Princess Comes Across
Writer
1936

The Old Dark House
Novel
1932