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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

On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions
1980
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler
1969 • Himself
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

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Britain at Bay
Britain at Bay
1940 • Narrator
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