J. B. Priestley

Writing

September 13, 1894 — August 14, 1984Bradford, 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

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1932

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

2015

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1954

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

31st of June

31st of June

1978

The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across

1936

They Came to a City

They Came to a City

1944

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An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

2015

Theatre Play

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

2015

Original Story

Thana Theke Aschi

Thana Theke Aschi

2010

Author

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006

Original Film Writer

A Summer Day's Dream

A Summer Day's Dream

1994

Theatre Play

The Ghosts of the Green Room

The Ghosts of the Green Room

1991

Novel

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1987

Writer

Lost Empires

Lost Empires

1986

Novel

Time and the Conways

Time and the Conways

1985

Writer

Time and the Conways

Time and the Conways

1984

Theatre Play

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1983

Writer

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1982

Writer

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

1982

Writer

Celebrity Playhouse

Celebrity Playhouse

1981

Writer

The Scandalous Affairs of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon

The Scandalous Affairs of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon

1981

Theatre Play

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1980

Novel

Inspector Goole

Inspector Goole

1979

Novel

31st of June

31st of June

1978

Novel

31 июня

31 июня

1978

Novel

The Golden Fleece

The Golden Fleece

1977

Theatre Play

Shadows

Shadows

1975

Writer

Time and the Conways

Time and the Conways

1974

Author

He Came

He Came

1973

Writer

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1972

Story

A Severed Head

A Severed Head

1971

Theatre Play

El árbol de los Linden

El árbol de los Linden

1970

Writer

Alta comedia

Alta comedia

1970

Theatre Play

Angel Pavement

1967

Novel

Level Seven

Level Seven

1966

Adaptation

Onkel Phils Nachlaß

Onkel Phils Nachlaß

1965

Writer

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Writer

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

1965

Screenplay

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1965

Author

Johnson Over Jordan

Johnson Over Jordan

1965

Original Story

Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

1964

Writer

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

Writer

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

1964

Theatre Play

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963

Novel

Now Let Him Go

Now Let Him Go

1963

Theatre Play

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds

1962

Writer

Poklad

1960

Theatre Play

And That on Monday Morning

And That on Monday Morning

1959

Theatre Play

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1957

Writer

Now Let Him Go

Now Let Him Go

1957

Writer

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1957

Novel

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Writer

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1954

Writer, Theatre Play

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

1953

Theatre Play

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1951

Writer

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

Writer

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1949

Writer

I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

1949

Theatre Play

They Came to a City

They Came to a City

1944

Theatre Play

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1943

Writer

Let the People Sing

Let the People Sing

1942

Novel

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942

Story

Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay

1940

Writer

Bees on the Boat-Deck

Bees on the Boat-Deck

1939

Writer

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1938

Writer

Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove

1936

Theatre Play

The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across

1936

Writer

Look Up and Laugh

Look Up and Laugh

1935

Screenplay

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1934

Theatre Play

Sing As We Go

Sing As We Go

1934

Writer

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1933

Novel

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1932

Novel

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On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions

On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions

1980

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

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

1969

Himself

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

Self

One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

1967

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

1960

Self

Britain at Bay

Britain at Bay

1940

Narrator

BBC: The Voice of Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

1935

Creator1

31 июня

31 июня

1978

Creator

Crew1

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

Additional Dialogue

Production1

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

Producer