J. B. Priestley
September 13, 1894 (132 years old) in 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 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
Credits
- 1980 · On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions as
- 1973 · An Evening with JB Priestley as
- 1969 · Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler as Himself
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1967 · One Pair of Eyes as
- 1960 · The Trial of Oscar Wilde as Self
- 1958 · Monitor as
- 1940 · Britain at Bay as Narrator
- 1935 · BBC: The Voice of Britain as