J. B. Priestley

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J. B. Priestley

Writing September 13, 1894

Bradford, England

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…

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Last Holiday

Last Holiday

7.3 2006 Movie
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

6.7 1932 Movie
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

7.4 2015 Movie
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

6.1 1939 Movie
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

6.3 1953 TV Show
An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

7.2 1954 Movie
Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

7.1 1965 TV Show
Alta comedia

Alta comedia

6.0 1970 TV Show
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

5.9 1963 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2015
    An Inspector Calls

    Movie Theatre Play

  2. 2015
    An Inspector Calls

    Movie Original Story

  3. 2010
    Thana Theke Aschi

    Movie Author

  4. 2006
    Last Holiday

    Movie Original Film Writer

  5. 1994
    A Summer Day's Dream

    Movie Theatre Play

  6. 1991
    The Ghosts of the Green Room

    Movie Novel

  7. 1987
    When We Are Married

    Movie Writer

  8. 1986
    Lost Empires

    TV show Novel

  9. 1985
    Time and the Conways

    Movie Writer

  10. 1984
    Time and the Conways

    Movie Theatre Play

  11. 1983
    Dangerous Corner

    Movie Writer

  12. 1982
    An Inspector Calls

    TV show Writer

  13. 1982
    I Have Been Here Before

    Movie Writer

  14. 1981
    Celebrity Playhouse

    TV show Writer

  15. 1981
    The Scandalous Affairs of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon

    Movie Theatre Play

  16. 1980
    The Good Companions

    TV show Novel

More credits
  1. 1980
    On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions

    Movie

  2. 1979
    Inspector Goole

    Movie Novel

  3. 1978
    31st of June

    Movie Novel

  4. 1978
    31 июня

    TV show Novel

  5. 1978
    Snuki

    Movie Novel

  6. 1977
    The Golden Fleece

    Movie Theatre Play

  7. 1975
    Shadows

    TV show Writer

  8. 1974
    Time and the Conways

    Movie Author

  9. 1973
    He Came

    Movie Writer

  10. 1972
    Dangerous Corner

    Movie Story

  11. 1971
    A Severed Head

    Movie Theatre Play

  12. 1970
    El árbol de los Linden

    Movie Writer

  13. 1970
    Alta comedia

    TV show Theatre Play

  14. 1969
    Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler

    Movie Himself

  15. 1967
    Omnibus

    TV show Self

  16. 1967
    Angel Pavement

    TV show Novel

  17. 1967
    One Pair of Eyes

    TV show

  18. 1966
    Level Seven

    Movie Adaptation

  19. 1965
    Onkel Phils Nachlaß

    Movie Writer

  20. 1965
    BBC Play of the Month

    TV show Writer

  21. 1965
    Out of the Unknown

    TV show Screenplay

  22. 1965
    An Inspector Calls

    Movie Author

  23. 1965
    Johnson Over Jordan

    Movie Original Story

  24. 1964
    The Wednesday Play

    TV show Writer