J. B. Priestley

J. B. Priestley

Actor · Producer · Writer

Bradford, England
September 13, 1894

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.

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Representative Works

Last Holiday
Last Holiday
7.3
/ English
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
7.4
/ English
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
6.1
/ English
Laburnum Grove
Laburnum Grove
8.5
/ English
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
6.7
/ English
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
5.9
/ English
Level Seven
Level Seven
9.0
/ English
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
7.2
/ English
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
7.1
/ English
A Severed Head
A Severed Head
5.2
/ English
When We Are Married
When We Are Married
7.0
/ English
Poklad
Poklad
No Rating Yet
/ Czech

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Last Holiday
2006Nominee

Best Writing

Last Holiday

An Inspector Calls
2015Nominee

Best Writing

An Inspector Calls

Jamaica Inn
1939Nominee

Best Performance

Jamaica Inn

Career Highlights

Laburnum Grove
1936Highlight

Best Writing

Laburnum Grove

The Old Dark House
1932Highlight

Best Writing

The Old Dark House

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