J. B. Priestley
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
WritingBirthday
September 13, 1894Deathday
August 14, 1984Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
55Place of birth
Bradford, EnglandAlso known as
John Boynton Priestley, Дж.Б.Пристли, Джон Бойнтон Пристли, John B. Priestley, J.B. Priestly, JB Priestley, Jack Priestley![](/assets/default-profile-icon.jpg)
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The Old Dark House
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2rUFvSmkPvMMIhf02uFOfH1TDDA.jpg)
Last Holiday
Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/73GWpy6wyP2Nrda9VoOYuHmXhDI.jpg)
31st of June
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4RSS33i3wfFJ6FxKMm5mxIz1wz6.jpg)
The Foreman Went to France
Story![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jbecUiQoohK3XAyrZTsbY0lNbEE.jpg)
Dangerous Corner
Story![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rZcDb9DUgN2pmPvkSCFwRrZCdhE.jpg)
Look Up and Laugh
Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rsehTQEDOqDcAxdcaqTeGhxyhPR.jpg)
Let the People Sing
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lqayTz5Hi6O2uvVG4wiXnO6InXd.jpg)
The Good Companions
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eGVSCHjDBU4A8kNWfmh82Qh57wJ.jpg)
The Golden Fleece
Theatre Play![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qZscIQETyGquZ5En6dFmgN2pdsw.jpg)
Dangerous Corner
Theatre Play![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r9oLE6sCrrBaH178fsuhbh6xhn.jpg)
Laburnum Grove
Theatre Play![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h0iIZI93UIWXOSGF63GLtDI50Sn.jpg)
The Good Companions
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/newmJXlio31tkAXysakFdMlCBhK.jpg)
Jamaica Inn
Additional Dialogue![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t65mNcLSwMcGlQzHJDdhsUmmiGi.jpg)
Britain at Bay
Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t4058MoAiVg8R1aqHNL3nAP48km.jpg)
The Old Dark House
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/46wB376utONt8GyXQ4hZ6dbMWqh.jpg)
Inspector Goole
Novel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nGTw7rHEL8dpxthy646r98xQ2bY.jpg)
A Severed Head
Theatre Play![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2D9siGFOaLqh1ztoUDa2fLBhWRF.jpg)
They Came to a City
Theatre Play