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Alun Owen

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November 24, 1925 — November 6, 1994Menai Bridge, Wales

Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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A Hard Day's Nightmovie

A Hard Day's Night

1964

The Servantmovie

The Servant

1963

I'm All Right Jackmovie

I'm All Right Jack

1959

The Criminalmovie

The Criminal

1960

Every Day Except Christmasmovie

Every Day Except Christmas

1957

Play for Todaytv

Play for Today

1970

BBC Play of the Monthtv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatretv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimperneltv

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955

Armchair Theatretv

Armchair Theatre

1956

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Unexplained Laughtermovie

Unexplained Laughter

1989

Writer

The Play on Onetv

The Play on One

1988

Writer

Do You Remember?
tv

Do You Remember?

1978

Writer

Forget Me Not
tv

Forget Me Not

1976

Writer

Norma
movie

Norma

1974

Writer

Luckymovie

Lucky

1974

Writer

Palmovie

Pal

1971

Writer

Funny
movie

Funny

1971

Writer

The Ten Commandments
tv

The Ten Commandments

1971

Writer

Play for Todaytv

Play for Today

1970

Writer

No Trams to Lime Streetmovie

No Trams to Lime Street

1970

Writer

The Ladies: Doreen
movie

The Ladies: Doreen

1969

Writer

The Ladies: Joan
movie

The Ladies: Joan

1969

Writer

Plays of Today
tv

Plays of Today

1969

Writer

Male of the Speciestv

Male of the Species

1969

Writer

ITV Saturday Night Theatretv

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Screenplay, Writer

Male of the Speciesmovie

Male of the Species

1969

Writer

Gareth
movie

Gareth

1968

Writer

The Company of Fivetv

The Company of Five

1968

Writer

Charliemovie

Charlie

1968

Writer

For Amusement Only
tv

For Amusement Only

1968

Writer

Thief
movie

Thief

1968

Writer

Stella
movie

Stella

1968

Writer

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
tv

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

1968

Writer

George's Roommovie

George's Room

1967

Writer

ITV Playhousetv

ITV Playhouse

1967

Writer

Shelter
movie

Shelter

1967

Writer

Half Hour Storytv

Half Hour Story

1967

Writer

BBC Play of the Monthtv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Writer

Thirty-Minute Theatretv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Writer

The Wednesday Playtv

The Wednesday Play

1964

Writer

A Hard Day's Nightmovie

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Screenplay

Theatre 625tv

Theatre 625

1964

Writer

The Hard Knock
movie

The Hard Knock

1962

Writer

The Rose Affair
movie

The Rose Affair

1961

Writer

Lena, O My Lenamovie

Lena, O My Lena

1960

Writer

The Criminalmovie

The Criminal

1960

Screenplay

After the Funeral
movie

After the Funeral

1960

Writer

Armchair Theatretv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Writer

Acting11

The Beatlesmovie

The Beatles

2025

Self (archive footage)

Things They Said Todaymovie

Things They Said Today

2002

Self (archive footage)

Hawkmoor
tv

Hawkmoor

1978

Ianto

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
tv

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

1968

The Minister

The Servantmovie

The Servant

1963

People in Restaurant: Curate

I'm All Right Jackmovie

I'm All Right Jack

1959

TV Producer

In the Wake of a Strangermovie

In the Wake of a Stranger

1959

Ferris

Every Day Except Christmasmovie

Every Day Except Christmas

1957

Narrator (voice)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimperneltv

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955

First Guard (uncredited)

Valley of Songmovie

Valley of Song

1953

Pritchard

Before Your Very Eyes
tv

Before Your Very Eyes

1952

Creator1

Hark at Barkertv

Hark at Barker

1969

Creator